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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. 

Chap. Copyright No. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



GOLDEN 
THOUGHTS 

BY 

Josephine M Randolph. 




Copyright 1S96, 

By 

Josephine M Randolph. %^ » 
la the office of the Librarian of Congre* f 

At 

Washington. 



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The Story of the Sheep. 

la a field feeding were many sheep: one of the sheep was very strong; 
beyond this field was another field which was Dot for the sheep to enter, 
rtittd and dirt was there, buc the ground was covered with a coat of earth 
which, hid the mud, and the coat was covered with grass and flowers. 

From the flock came this sheep, the shepherd saw and called unto him, 
' 'Hold enter not in there for it is bad. " The sheen heard and turned from 
the tempting field- When the shepherd was hidden from his sight, and 
looking over the field the sheep saw not the shepherds eye: to enter into 
the field now was the time, then with stealthy stepa, and with a look that 
was not good for himself he entered into the field and ate from the grow- 
ing gra«s. His hoofs went into the mud, then he paid, "return I must or 
the shepherd will punish my back." Then went from the field this wick- 
ed sheep, and forgot that his hoofs were not as clean as they were when 
first in the field became- from bis mouth a flower hung, fair as any that 
grew in the field where he walked; then among the sheep he came trotting 
innocent as any in appearance, but holding on his hoofs the stain, and in 
his month the flower forbidden to take. The shepherd came unto the 
flock and saw the sheep and in his mouth saw the flower, and on his hoofs 
the mud. The sheep was gnilty, the shepherd raised his crook, then upon 
the sheep came strokes heavy, and strokes fast, and the sheep entered not 
into the field again; and the others were afraid to go for fear that upon 
them would descend the cro^k. Thus sin was punished and made to leave 
the place; the shepherd was just unto himself unto the rest of the sheep. 

If when the shepherd saw the guilty sheep, and the sheep had said unto 
bim. "Ruse not the cro >k for this shall not happen again." then if the 
shepherd had said unto the sheep. "Go now and sin not again or the crook 
will fall upon you in wrath*" Then the sheep among the flock would walk 
in peace, and waen the shepherd hid his eyes that the sheep could not, 
see his face or form- then woald the sheep say unto himself. "In the field 
again I will walk for the shepherd will forgive me if I ask him." 

Th^n iu the field would go again this wicked sheep: then if the shep- 
herd, when he cried for forgi vness would say, "'Gro in peace, your sins are 
forgiven, you have trusted m meacd have been forgiven. Then the other 
sheep would think that the ways of sin were ways that were not bad, 



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and if the sbeep that was so bad, was given so much forgivness when he 
aeked for forgivness when he had willfully sinned. Then they might enter 
iae field and the shepherd would give unto them all his forgivness, then 
they all would enter into the field and walk in the dirt and mire. And 
the lambs would go, and they all would become so stained with siu that 
they would say. "Tne shepherd has made us as we are, forgivness he will 
give, we are dust and ashes. " Then the evil would have them for his own; 
aud when from heaveu comes the great shepherd; and sees the sheap that 
were left in the way of truth and light. He will say unto them. "As Moses 
was hid in the mount, and his face you saw not for days, you rebelled then, 
so when the God of glory in heaven hid himself from your eyes, then 
when the false shepherd came unto you , you received him:" then were the 
sheep beaten with many stripes that fell heavy and fast, and from the flock 
all were taken away that were young, and the old andhoary- headed were 
filled wish fear, and cried out in anguieb. "We feared that you would not 
come unto us and the words of our shepherd, were words of peace and 
love, and forgivness was easy unto us, and the way of peace and love 
seemed in his hands for us, and so in the way of the field we walked and 
in the mire fell. Then the voice of the king from heavens holy land call- 
ed unto the sheep and said unto them. "Come now and hear, a God of 
love and justice reigns in heaven, and upon earth does not bring division 
and a sword, who has called the sword I bring? The Lord of the heavens 
brings pot the sword upon the children of men, justice and love is his 
portion." The sword tails only upon the workers of iniquity, and the 
sword would not fall, if into forbidden pastures the sheep had not walk- 
ed following the bhud. 

Awake, sons of God, behold the glory coming! A voice calls unto you, 
"I come unto the children of earth." Tne voice is faint and weak bnt 
mighty in power and fo^ce: the rolling sound is heard, the earth sends 
back tin sound: the mighty winds from heaven, eaten the thrilling sound, 
and the calling voice unto the Great King says, "Eater earth Lord for 
Mm people whom thou hastch>sen wait thy coming," and from the host 
that surround the throne of the Alrai^htv Jehovah Gods the sound falls 
and is echoed over the earth. The wisdom of this world is with God noth- 
ing. Tne world moves on, the heavens appear nearer clearer* the sons of 



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earth bend the knee, the daughters of earth sing praises, from the hills 
and from the valleys rises the incense of praise from altars pnre and clean. 

Sacrifice said God, the people shall have no longer, then the altars sent 
forth no offerings, man was worshiped, sacrifice had gone from the face 
of the earth. Tne mount of God from its place saw the world. Upon its 
top stood an angel aud saw the people, then the angel hastened unto the 
heaveas, and the God of the heavene aud earth saw that the angels face 
was sad, and the voice of the angel was weak : the altar was gone, and the 
people worshiped an immortal man tor God. The earth snook when the 
voice from the temple departed, and the priests saw not the light, and the 
temple was destroyed. Wake up from sleep, sons of the living God, a 
wake from the sleep that has bound you in its fetters forages! Earth 
shake ! and mighty nations surge hither and thither like the commotion of 
the wavers when a great storm sweeos over them dreadful in wrath, fierce 
and Hying with terrible force. Upon the waves rides, with power and 
majesty the great King. In vain does man throw the anchor, in vain the 
sails furl, the proudest ship that ever sailed over the oceans depths, is 
nothing when the King of glory passes by. A bubble a sucking sound 
aud deep down in the depths lies the proud ship, over it the waves roll 
and toss, the voice of the thunder is heard. The flash of the lightning 
rises from the depths, and the sun in his beauty lights the darkning cloud 
aid the light of the flash falls upon the earths surface. Gods voice speaks, 
tne rolling waves stay from their tossing, light from the clouds shines 
forth. Wnen the storm rages can the hand of man rise to stay its rage 
and fury? Tnus when the world is torn with the battle, the prondest ship 
that sails in triumph over the earth, shall fall, shall fall, shall fall, to rise 
no more forever. Tne ancbor in the hands of man will not work, the 
sails furled from the raging blast, shall tear and tear, and tear, and sink 
with the ship. 

The Man And His Gardens 

A man had many trees in his garden, and the trees were straight and 
tall. "Come, said he to the keepers care for the garden and keep straight 
the trees that are tender and young." Tnen the man left and came unto 
his place of living, for the places that he owned were many indeed, but 



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bat his eye was over all the gardens. When the time came for trim to 
enter the garden, he saw npon the walls the keepers asleep. To them he 
s »id. '* Arise from your slumbers, sleep not, the garden needs your atten- 
tion." then the keepers entered into the garden with him: the trees were 
bending with fruit, all seemed happy and prosperous. Upon the pear 
tree hung cherries, upon the cherry tree pears. The eye of the owner 
saw, that the fruit was not fit for his eating, for the cherry was half 
pear, and the pear half cherry, aud the young trees were lying on the 
ground. Said the owner. "What means this my trees are neither cherry 
nor pear, and inside of them a worm is gnawing the core." 

Well said the keepers, "a man good and fair came unto us and said. the 
trees must not have on them the same kind of fruit, fori have come to 
, make the evil good, the fruit that is fair must not hang by its-self, the 
bad fruit and tne good fruit must come together : for if the good fruit is all 
that is left in the garden, then the owner of it will have nothing for the 
keepers to do, aud all the trees that bear evil fruit will be lost forever. 

If a tree of fruit that is bad is placed near a tree that is good, and the 
shoots of the good tree placed in the tree that is bad, then the bad tree 
tree will grow good ; and the young trees are not strong enough for you 
to bind and train and straighten, wait until they grow older, then you can 
straignten them: and the vines that cling around them cut not, for they 
will give unto thim a support, around their roots place food and give 
them water to drink, the bad fruit aud the good fruit must grow to- 
gether, you cannot separate the bad from the good." Then the keepers 
said. "If the good shoot uangsfromthe bad tree, then the bad shoot will 
see the good shoot and become like the good." But a worm was at the 
roots of ail the bad trees: then the good trees felt the gnawing of the 
worm and they hung their head? and c >uld not grow because of the worm 
that was th^re. The owner saw this and said, to the keepers, "bring 
forth the ax^ and strike every tree, the worm in it will fall down: then 
from every tree take the shoots not its owu. All that are crooked cut 
down to the ground, and from there roots shall spring up a tree tall and 
straight and good, from tne ground raise the young and tender shoots, 
cut from them the vine* clinging around them; take out the worm from 
the roots of the trees; let not the good and evil dwell together, for theu 
the bad will leave upon the good a stain, the work of wickedness is in the 



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darkness, and the evil approaches unto the good covered thus the good 
s-.-es not its approach unless the entrance is guarded from evil. And if the 
keepers are sleeping upon the wall, then the good are exposed. Evil 
Miail perish, and the good flourish. The keepers of the garden having 
entered into a compromise with evil, were thrown from their place. 

The trees were a waste, and a long time was required to grow them a- 
gain. The owner of the garden with his own bands straightened them 
oat, and he came and lived among them: then they twined in and out 
tneir branches among each other, presenting a front that was solid, and 
in which evil could not creep, for the watchmeo would see it coming, and 
under their feet would crush its head into the earth. 

The gates of heaven open unto the children, who in their soul are the chil- 
dren of the great King. To receive the Spirit of God, is the only way to 
receive everlasting life. In the soul comes the Spirit, stand son of man 
judgment is here, the judgment of the Spirit. Down in your soul, 

is there a desire for good is there a voice speaking? "Leave the path of 
hin and walk in the fear and love of Jehovah Gods. The child of God is 
not for the eyes of the world, openly good, in secret bad. The righteous 
are good and fear the eye of God more than the gaze of earth; if in the 
soul there is no witness of the Soirit of God, the Author of all good, then 
that person is not a child of God; if during a long life, the heart of man 
has not given its-self unto God, how can it when the film of death has 
weakened the body and it is like a broken reed from which the sound of 
harmony is driven, and the fibers cannot take upon themselves a discern- 
ing of the mind of the body? 

The Hypocrite. 

"Come said the lion to the lioness, let us seek the prey in the forest 
wild." And the lion was a lion, and the lioness was a lioness, and the jaws 
of both were bloody. Tnen they sought the prey in the forest wild, and 
the lion fell under the archer' a arrow and lay upon the ground w^ak and 
faint. Far into the forest tied the lioness for safety, but the lion was not 
able to follow her: then the lion was mad at the archer's arrow, and the 
ar-jher said unto him. "A wicked lion you are ruining the flock, leave off 
your sinning and no more kill the sheep." then the lion said "no more 



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sheep will I kill." Then a man came unto him and placed upon him a 
rube of 6heep skin. and the lion said, now I am a sheep." and the sheep 
cune and stood around him and said. n tue lion now is a sneep u and all 
ids sins are as if they had not been done." and the weak sick hon did try 
and talk as the sheep talked, and the lion said, "a sheep I am" the sheep 
waid, "the bad lion is a sheep, 'then the lion grew fat and strong and his 
robe of sheep skin was to small for him, so his own coat was seen under 
the sheep skin. Then the liuness drew near the place and the lion seized 
a young sheep, then with head erect and tail lashiig the air, he sprang 
with the sheep Into the dark forest: then the sheep said, 4, tne lion was a 
lion after all." But the lion was pleased with his home among the sheep 
and when the tender lamb was eaten all up he entered the fold again. 

The archer saw him and drew his bow, but the Jion said. '"The sheep 
you saw leave the fold with me was a sheep that was bad, and upon the 
mountain was going, whm quick into my mouth I took it and sprang 10 
a place of safety with it; that sheep is now upon the mountains and will 
not come home. The ninety and nine sheep tnen the lion led into dark 
and daogerous places to find the lost sheep, where they could see evil and 
be used to his company, theu the Great Shepherd shot tue lion, and the 
hireling; shepherd with many arrows; but the sheep would wander, for 
the guilty shepherd had let into the fold a lion, and a lion cannot change 
his skin. If the lion had died when sick and wounded, theu the hireling 
shepherd would have said nnto the sheep. "The one that has left this 
earth is a model for you, follow his foot steps." Shepherds hear and 
fear! the God who reigns above lets not in among the sheep, workers of 
iniquity. If among the sheep at any time the footstep of a lion is seen, 
then from the fold goes the lion and the sheep are safe; mmy shepherds 
while on duty, devour the sheep and spread, their sinfulness over the 
face of the earth. 

Sing soul wake up quickly! the voice of yours raise up high let all hear! 
soul you are the work of God, and unto him sing praises ever ! soul why 
sleep you? waken up quickly, hear the spirit of God ! Tnen the soul awoke 
and the fetters of sin were broken, and the sou) raised its-self with a joy- 
ful cry and said unto souls that slept. "Wake up! I have awakened trom 
sleep, sing with me the song! and the other souls would not but saidj, 



" we are awake you are sleeping the sleep of ages,"then the soul was very 
h^d and mourned much, because other souls would not awaken; and said 
unto the great Jehovah Gods, the Almighty in heaven. "Asleep are the 
people, as a dreamer ihey walk." Then the Father said. "Soul you must 
awaken them from sleep, the Word, and the rod will slay them all if your 
work is not done npon the earth." Then the soul wa6 very sad, but the 
Spirit caught the soul* tl en the soul sang in the great love of God and 
said* ''Praise unto the great Creator of the earth I sing.' Then the voice 
of God said unto the soul. ' Soul thou shall raise the cry, that shall re- 
sound from the shore of time, unto the boundless depths where time ends. 

Wake now sons of earth ! tread backwards until the God that came unto 
the men of old comes unto you, with a voice and commands! 

The Word is God, and whoever rejects the word of God rejects God, 
then how can the word of God have power to save, if the hearts of the 
children of men receive it not? From heaven came flying unto earth an 
angel with a scroll in bis hand, and the scroll was old had seen many days, 
but the scroll was not read; then from it sprang many scrolls, then they 
were borne upon the wings of the wind into the earth, the four corners 
thereof. Then the angel handed the scroll unto God, and God made the 
scrolls take wings and fly over the earth, then a cherubim took them and 
laid them upon an altar then an angel opened them upon the altar. 

From them came forth a sword and a crown, the angel gave the sword 
to the cherubim and the cliersbim took it and went forth into the world 
and said, "the sword of justice is about to fall upou the bead of the work- 
ers of iniquity;" then the World laughed, then the cherubim said unto 
God, "when can the. sword fall," then the voice of God said, stay not 
your hand, "then the cherubim raised the sword, and the sword fell on 
the earth, then the angel standing before the altar caught the sword as 
it fell ; then the voice of Jehovah said unto the angel hand the sword 
unto the lion of the tribe of Judah: then from the altar came forth the 
lion of the tribe of Judah, and God said, "take the sword and hand it 
unto the woman." The woman took the sword from the lion of the tribe 
of Judah; then Yehovah Yahh said unto the woman, *,take the sword and 
go forth to conquer." Then the woman said, "with the power of God 

shall the sword conquer the people:" then God said, "you shall carry the 



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« ord with the swo?d \hfy go together." then the sngel gave unto the 
uo nan a scroll that had the power of God within it. then the angel said, 
" take th^ scroll and all that is within it give unto the people, then shall 
the scroll come a^ain unto its place," then will God know that you have 
done the work appointed; from the beginning of the world was this 
work given unto you; and from the beginning God said that the work 
of saving the world should come througb a woman." Then the angel 
took the crown and placed it upon the head of the woman: then the 
God of the heavens and the earth said unto tte woman." In the earth are 
many that love the f^od of Abram, Isaac and Jacob say unto them the 
Jehovah of their fathers has heard their weeping, over the desolation of 
the city Jerusalem, and will give them the desire of their heart he will 
opeu unto them the city of Jerusalem." Then from the heavens went a 
man upon a horse which was right white, and he rode as the wind rides 
and came among the ruins of the city, and stood upon the top of the wall 
which is over the place where the king of the Jewg spread forth his hand 
towards the heavens. Then he called unto the Jews in the four corners 
of the earth, saying, "The word of God has gone forth, that you enter 
t.ie city and rebuild the temple for the worship of Jehovah Gods." 

Then from the heavens went forth a man bearing a rod, and he stood in 
the gate of the city and cried unto the Gentiles saying, ''Touch not the 
feet of the chosen of God," then from the way of the Jews was taken the 
obstacle that dragged their feet, then their wailing and mourning ceased 
ou the earth. Then from all over the earth came the children of Abram 
Isaac and Jacob, the tramp of their feet sounded upon the earth, like the 
rushing of great waters down a mighty cataract: before them was an 
angel, and they followed the angel wherever the angel led them, not know 
ing that upon the angels head was the fullness of the father. As the 
tramp of their feet sounded upon the earth, from the heavens came forth 
a woman, and the angel said unto her. "take unto yourself wings and fly 
upon the face of the earth, and drive from earth the wickedness that 
stands upon the high places of earth." Then the woman went forth and 
hovered over the earth, and saw that the earth had set up upon it the 
likeness of God in the form of a man. God bad commanded. "Thou shalt 
not make for thee a carved image and any likeness that is in the heaveDS 
from above and that is in the earth from under, and that is in the water 



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from under in the earth." Then the woman destroyed the likeness thai 
was upon the earth; then another woman came from the pit, and called 
uuotue earth aud said, "Behold what a tyrant the Godot Abraham is." 

Then from the pit came forth the legion of darkness: then the woman 
from heaven threw down the beast and stood upon him* then the woman 
j rom the pit rushed with great fury upon her. Then from the heavens 
was stretched forth a hand that was large and strong, and the hand was 
laid upon the mouth of the followers of the beast, and they fled from 
the hand; then the hand sought the woman from the pit and made her 
enter her place of darkness. Then from the pit came forth a flame of fire 
that ran upon the earth and tried to kill the earth with the poison that 
proceeded from it. and scorched the earth with a great heat: then from 
the heavens a cloud came and spread over the earth, and from the cloud 
i'ame a v*por that spread over the fire and quenched the heat of it; then 
irom the tire came forth a coolness that was good for the earth and de- 
stroyed the poison that proceeded from it. Then from the pit came forth 
a being that looked like a horse and a man, and a great light was around 
Mui, upon his head was a cover that was not a cover and in the cover 
was a child with wings, and upon the head of the child was a something 
i hat looked like a man, but it was not a man, nor was it like a man, its 
appearance was changing all the time: the horse was red, and breathed 
forth flames of fire. Then the figure upon thechdds head took the flames 
of fire and made them form the figure of a woman, that mounted upon 
tlie figure of the man aud horse. Then a voice came from the pit, a voice 
like tne noise of a great battle upon the earth, and the voice said unto 
the child. **Fly upon the face ot the earth," and the voice said unto the 
woman, '^follow al ter the child and make the earth desolate wherever 
you go." Then the image which was not like a man and was, and was 
changing laid upon the shoulders of the child and woman serpents with 
many heads: and the serpents raised their heads and upon their heads 
came forms iooking like flinn, a great swarm that flew around the woman 
and child; then the child moved, and the woman moved, and the flies, 
and the s rpents moved, and the changing likeness moved also 

Tnen from the hoofs of the horses came a stream of blood, and the part 
of the horse like a man spread the blood upon the earth covering ail 
things with a smell that was like the smell of the pit of darkness. 



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Then the flie s laid their wings in the blood and flew over the suiface of 
the earth; then upon men came an awful sickness, a sickness unto death. 

Then the holy ones of the Most High, called unto God and said, ''Why 
is th^ earth made desolate?"' and Gcd answered them in a wind that 
was li'-e the roaring of a mighty trumpet, at the sound the woman 
paused and listened, and the <>ound came nearer: then the won an and 
the child, and all the flies, and the horse, and the serpents and the ap- 
p trance that was not, and was, turned and fled from before the sound, 
and they could not fly from the sound, for the sonnd was over all the 
earth. Then an angel came flying from the skies, having in his hand a 
chain that was large and strong, and upon the chain were hands, that took 
the chain and carried it into the earth: then as the iegion of the terror 
of eart,h fled towards the pit which is the place where evil dwells the hands 
threw around them the chain, and they were cast into the pit, and the 
frump**.), pounded louder and louder, and a voice like the rushing of many 
wtteis was heard, and from the heavens came a woman rushing with the 
j-petd (-f the wind unto the city of God. 

G-od is On* 1 , the One. and only changeless Jehovah Sods. "Come in the 
vail," said Jehovah to the angel, "raise high the curtain," when the cur- 
tain rose upon the threshold in li^ht ntood a woman before the throne of 
God. "Come in sai 1 the Woid,"and the Word is God, and the Spirit of 
Jehovah Gods. Then the soul arose from the place where it was, and the 
Spirit said, "come," then with trembling steps the woman stood before 
God. ' From where did you come," said the Great Wise God. Then the 
soul woman with trembling lips said, "from the earth I came, the earth 
has le ome b id, man is sioful and very wicked, and a voice called me 
saying come, then I arose from earth here/' Then was God pleased that 
from earth had come a trembling soul asking him for mercy for the race 
of sinful men. then the voice of the soul *pake saying unto the Great Wise 
Gol. '"Is it time for the coining of my form to earth." Then bushed was 
the music of heaven and heavens host stood with forms bent before God. 

Then ro^ a mighty angel and flying fast struck earth's face, then bend- 
ing down listened to t»i« voic* of earth, and what did the angel hear? 

The groans and erics and reeking filth was more than he could bear, 
then soared tne mighty angel hack and stood before the throne uf goi>, 



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shivering with fear; then rose a mighty voice, and the voice was the 
voice of (rod, and the voice said, "What is earth doing now." then before 
iiod the mighty angel cried, "earth has gone after the evil and a man is 
worshiped before the God of heaven." Then the, light of baaven covered 
» ver the form that before God stood, and the voice of God said unto the 
fonl. "It is not time for you to eDter earth." 

The Travelers 

"This is a beautiful place," said one traveler to another, "the road is 
broad and plain, and full of flowers," and they moved on contented hap- 
py and pleased. Before long one of them saw a broader way than the 
one in wmch they walked : and he thought God was at the end of it 

"Come let us walk in here," said one unto the other, ''we can come 
back if we wish and the way is plain and easy."' "Is God at the end of it?" 
said the other, "that sign says the way is dangerous. "God is there I see 
him, look do you not see him?" the other looked, "no he is not there." 

Then his companion said, "you are wicked, you are one that the world 
lias made blind and you will die. ' 'well said the other "God is not there for 
he is in no place marked dangerous." then the other said, "go your way 
lost and ruined man ! the old track you can follow, walk with mincing steps 
into heaven, without fault seeking your life to live, in this new way I wiU 
walk and fall and rise when I will; the Heavenly Father knows tbat earth 
is evil and if evil is my fault, from heaven will come words of forgivness." 

Then they left each other, one in the strength of God, and with the 
Spirit of God sought a holy life to live looking upwards, up, always walk- 
ing in the light that came from God, and angels went with him. Into 
forbidden paths he turned not, for fear of offending Jehovah Gods catch- 
ing hold of the horns of the altar with faith : then when his journey end- 
ed at the gate of the city he knocked for entrance.the holy angels said "in 
what way did you come here,' then came the Holy Spirit saying, "we walk 
ed together here." then the angels said, "if you walked together, there is 
no gate that heavens en trance closes, but would open wide and let you in." 

Then the white soul stood in the golden light that phone from the throne 
of God. White was the soul. v«ry much vh te and the book was read and 
nothing was found there against the man for the Spirit's finger crossed it 



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■ >nt, and the page was* aa if a pen had come blotting out words that bac 
b< en there. Thus was his soul made glad with much gladness, for if God 
loves the pure in life, can the evil have them? The other ore walked on 
and wherever he saw a spot that was fair looking and green, he placed 
his foot upon the spot, then the ground made a sudden caveing in and 
the mans foot fell in the dirt below tbe green : every place that looked fair 
there he wen*, careing not, if there was dirt hidden below the flowers and 
crass, then he would feel bad, when the dirt clung around his feet keep- 
ing hirn dragging on the earth. Then a brushing came and a crying to 
his God, then the man believed that he was washed clean; then again weDt 
his feet down thus passed his life away , stumbling falling, crying and pray 
in i?, and he would not walk before God away from places of sin. When 
the end was reached from the heavens God saw the filthy man. Then the 
Spirit catuenear and the man said, "a great comfort was your presence 
m the « arth to me when in the dirt I fell you came in love and lifted me 
from the earth." Then the Spirit ?aid, "if you had, had the Spirit of God 
into the dirt of the earth you would not have run your feet: because you 
did seek the dirt, you must make your bed in the dirt. The calling unto 
God waB but the talking of a man of sin, human people sin, but their 
feet must not step in the dirt of sin : a man should not sin then kneel and 
pray, and rise and sin agam, such a man, is a man walking as the fool 
walks." The heavens then closed their gates and a great blackness caught 
the man and the angels covered their faces. 

With drooping head and a mournful face the soul and Spirit stood before 
the throne of God. "What in this" said Jehovah Gods, then the soul wept 
and bitter were the tears. ''Come near," said the great God, * Hhese tears 
what for," then the soul said, "Oh most Holy Father, iu the book thou 
gavest to nieara not many names, 'well write them." said the Holy Sod 
then the Spirit came near unto, God and tbe Spirits face was a sad one to 
see. "Wiiat is this," said God, then the Spirit said, many times have the 
children of earth thrust away from them my voice, and I have much grief 
for them." thus stood the soul and the Spirit before God "lay your hands 
in oue leave not each other, g<> swiftly over all the earth, before you shall 
i£o an angel, and be will <*ut down tie people when a time and a half has 
passed over the earth." The wicked shall tall and the sword of the 8pirit 



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which is the word of God, will rise aud judge the world for their sins, 
for a third part of a time this judgment will be upon men, the earth will 
} m to and f ro,and a great heaving come, men will surge hither and thither 
like the waves of the sea. A great and mighty force will Jehovah Sods 
cend over the face of the earth : the greatest place that all earth has made 
will fall down, level with the ground; from the place of ice. unto the 
place of heat, the wound of the coming force will be heard. Let the soul 
follow where the 8pirit leads." 

The Wicked Tigers. 

■ 'Come," said the wild beast, the cat tiger unto his mate near him stand- 
ing, "come the king of the tigers is in the forest and the king is a very 
nice king, in his place are many kinds of things good to eat and very tender 
wait nutil the sleep of tiredness comes and then you and I will make a raid 
upon the good things in the royal pen." Then the tigress praised herniate 
for his bravery, "what if the king awakes," said the tigress to him what 
v ill you do?" "run." said the tiger. Then the tiger made a coat of bark 
and placed himself and the tigress in it walking slow: every thing fled, 
from before them, for they did not know such a thing as a tree moving 
its- self along. Thus was the way made clear for them; and when a still- 
ness was in the royal place the wicked ones sprang quick into the pen where 
the food of the king, for his eating was placed. They ate much, filling 
themselves with food. The pen was high, and when the tigers made an 
entrance they were slim from fasting: then when they had filled them- 
selves full they could not raise themselves to spring; then they were mad 
for eating so much and staying themselves fast in the pen. What should 
they do? they came in themselves, and no other tiger was to blame for 
iheir coming in. In the pen whining with fear they called to the king, 
praying much: when the king heard the noise of their great crying, he 
sent one of his servants, and his servant delivered them from the pen. 

Then they bent very low before the king saying thus, "we are sinful 
forgive us this time." then the kings voice said .is your sorrow real, and 
the tigers said, "yes," then s*id the king, 4 'if yon have made yourselves 
a very great sorrow for ibis, go sm not again, for if you are very sorry 
)uu will uot come in the pen again, for the pen is high and you Lave to 



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jump over it. this is a temptation to you, but if you are really trying to 
'» e good, you will turn from tbe pen, and not stand around waiting for tue 

ightest chance to spring in." Then tbe king made a law for tbem to foJ- 
jow;they could have the best of all that was made, only that which was 
not for their good was with- held from tbem. Then tbe tigers went away, 
plenty was for them more than they could eat; then they lived like kings. 

One day they went out into the forest, then a wolf came bowing and 
Mailing much, and the jaws of the wolf were red with blood from his eat- 
ing, they walked on and talked much, the wolf led tbem slyly on, very 
soon they came to a house made of boughs ; tben the wolf said, "this is my 
house, in tnis house I live , in tbe earth I first made my place of rest, when 
I ate the creatures that are running wild, knowledge came to me and I 
learnt to build this house. Then tbe tigers walked around the house and 
said, "how nice and every thing is just where you want it placed, what 
did you eat?" tben the wolf shook himself with laughter, he was pleased, 
because he knew that the tigers would want a taste of the food that he 
nte. Now the king had told them, "there is in the forest a beast that is 
a ery bad, be devours much and wastes more, beware of him, for if he finds 
y >n and you talk with him, then you will become like him and the good 
will leave yon and the evil come in you, beware of him, walk not talk not 
with him." Now the wolf knew that the king was not his friend, and he 
said to himself, "all the subjects of the king will seek me if I speak unto 
them words of love, then they will do evil the same as I." so the sneaking 
fawning wolf bowed low when he sought his prey. "Come," said tbe 
wolf, '"eat this food it is good," but the tigress said, "no the king said 
not to eat this food," and the tigress bad Intle tigers at home, and was 
afraid to offend the king. Then the tiger raised his head and with much 
style and loftiness walked tossing his head. The tigress looked upon him 
with pride, what grandness was there, then from his moutb came words, 
''am not I the head of the house-" then the tigress bowed ber head low 
down, "you have net seen as much as I have seen, are you not hungry, 
did not the power that made us, make us want to eat? the food is right 

here how o*u tigers cea*e from ^atiug?" Then the wolf left tbe bouse, 
returning very soon and placed the food at their feet; then the tigers ate 
all they could and the food seemed very nice indeed. "Eat all you can,'' 

baid the cuuning wolf, and they ate much, "now let us hasten home said, 



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said the tiger fiercely, and they ran with flying feet, Whon they camo 
l>-tore the king, the king said, "wiio has been eating evil things, for the 
stueH of it is i.cre, right in the midst of upturn the eaters out; ' then tha 
timers were turned out, "you have done evil," said the king, ' 'hence-forth 
vou must live outside of my place," then the tigers were full of sorrow 
and they cried with many tears. ''On forgive us king." Then spake the 
kiug these words, "if you are traly sorry then this will not happen again," 
tiien they both said, "we will not eat any more evil things they are not 
good," 7 then the king said, "go eat not again," When they were in their 
house a form came and said thus, "If you will love me and follow the way 
I tell you to go, when you sin call upon me then your sins will all be for- 
given, all your sins will be washed away." Then the form left, and when 
it was out of sight , looked just like the wolf, in shape and form, then the 
timers sinned and called for forgivness, and sinned and called. Now the 
tigers* lid not need to siu so very olten, hut the forgivness was so easy for 
them to get, that they did not stop them-selves; after a while they were 
called from their bouse, and they stood before the king. "We sinned 
iuuch,"§aid they unto the king, 'but nowhavecome to enter your house," 
then the king was full of wrath. "You sinned much, were you not told 
sin not? you did not need the food that you would run after, you have 
eaten so much that you are evil, and evil shall not dwell in this place, the 
sins that you could not help from committing, would have forgivness, 
but the sins that you have committed, aud could help all your life from 
committing will send you where the wolf i»»." Then they were sent away 
from the pla< e where the king sat with the others, for they knew the com- 
mands that were laid upon them, and would nof keep themselves from 
evil. E»rth will gain the victory or the immortal will, if the earth gains 
then the man is gone, earth kills the heavenly part; then if earth kills the 
heavenly pirt ttien the man is earthy. 

Open eyes! raise high the curtain hanging over them, call Sod he hears 
taee cry. Tuen the ^oul eyes opened unto a world not visible to man. 

The nothing of space was lull, and the eyes of the soul opened upon a 
mount, then the heavens opened and the nouls eyes saw a great light which 
was dazzling th^n the soul from the bodv freed its-self while looking,* it 
tae body is blind then the light formed its-self, and the soul saw God, 



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t hen the soul came close and stood near Jehovah Gods. The n -God said 
u«»to the angel mat near hiin stood, "this soul has come at the bidding of 
My voice the place of my living to see, take the soul through the space 
of all time, and unto to it show the heavenly worlds." Then the soul drew 
iear the great Jehovah Gods and said. ' 'Time is and time will end forever, 
i.othing is now for mine eyes to see, have not I seen the great Almighty? 
worlds of light, and worlds of darkness, are nothing now for here is God. 

Tuen the great Almighty raised from us face the seeking soul; and bid 
the angel soar with it through space, then rose the mighty angel, and the 
soul sprang with him in the place of worlds. The music of the heavenly 
host rose with them: then the soul saw a vast space full of God, all over 
was tl e Creator God, her^ there, every where. Onward and upward rose 
the soul passed circles ot swiftly flying worlds, passed where the waters 
were a wide sheet, then swiftly falling the soul and aDgel stood where a 
wide waste was seen, the soul tilled with the Spirit of God upon the circle 
sat and saw the earth its home, and from the path of starry light a great 
host came bending to God* Then the Spirit said, "seek God," then from 
the circle sprang the soul, in haste and lear, for evil and death was near. 

Die heavens saw the coming soul, tor the light from the soul was a great 
light, for the soul was not its own. The Father beard the sound of the 
soul coming and unto tin angel said, "let the sonl enter," then the soul 
came in, then troops of angels, white and shining came to meet the soul. 

Then the soul entered heaven standing near Gods holy throne. Then the 
soul said, "from the circle where I was sitting, very far down I saw a 
world full of evil, must the evil live and flourish in that world? then the 
soul with the Holy Almighty entered earth ; evil was there and death with 
him, then the Father said, tl soul the world is yours," then the soul sang 
with joy. "PraiHe the Almighty the great king," and the host of heaven 
caught the strain. 

The House Of The Spirits, 

In a garden was a house fair to behold, all over it on the outside were 
nice vines and flowers, Roses climbed up the windows, and'a sweet per- 
fume filled the air with pleasure for the breath of the perfume was very 
fragrant and the passers by stopped and drew in the sweetness of the air 



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The door was closer] rt al tight, the*) came a spirit walking, a soul spirit 
that was very good, then the d> or opened aud the house said, "come and 
live inside of me." then the good spirit walked into the house, then the 
house shone and the windows glittered with clear light, peace d welt in the 
house. Soon a song arose from the outside, the song was very sweet, the 
tune fine, but the words were mixed; after a while the houes opened the 
door and looked outside of the horse; when the house had looked a little 
while the music stopped, and a voice said, "let me come in and rest." 

Then the house opened the door and the voice came in and made its-self 
at home in the house. Then the owner said thus unto the voice that had 
come inside, "you must leave now for the place feels bad to me." Then 
the voice said, "a little longer let me stay inside." then they talked and 
the owner of the house could not make the evil voice leave for now in the 
house it was and there it had made its-self at home. Then the owner a 
mighty eifort made to cast it out, and thought that it bad gone. Near 
tuedoor stood a form that knocked to come in and said, "open the door 
t»en will the evil come out if jou will let me come in." But the house 
would not listen to the Holy Spirit calling and tried with its own strength 
t> thrust out the evil voice, 4 'letme come in" said the Holy Spirit of God 
if both of us work together then the evil will flee outside. But the house 
would not let the Spirit help him, then the evil voice dwelt in there for 
the evil one had made himself so much at home that there was no room 
for the good to stay there, thus evil in the heart of the house made its- 
self owner. If the soul lets in the light of Hod darkness cannot come. 

Light is the sign of heaven upon earth, where the light shines, sin can- 
not nide: darkness is the covering of all the horror of earth. 

''Come," said the evil one as he stood besides the fire of the awful pit 
and the legion of hell came quick. ''Come, make yourselves ready, tor 
the soul has come in the earth, and the host of heaven has come with the 
Spirit of Gr >d, come let us rise from the pit and fight them with the help 
of evil men." Then the call was given and the legion of hell assembled 
themselves together^ 'Who will go up first," said the evil one and be- 
come a lying spirit in the mouth of the teachers of earth." Then one a 
rose from the rest and said, "I will enter the earth and see how things 
are there, then I will come and tell unto you how it it is." Then the evil 



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*hade rose up and came quickly to earth. When in the pit the form of the 
evil was very wicked, dark and cunning, a shapeless thing of darkness, 
fur a form was not its own, for the wise the great Creator never gave 
the form his own, a queer creation holding form that was as none, a fear- 
ful thing was this thing of evil. When tne evil came upon the earth he 
came near the soul first quickly, then the host came and the evil fled a- 
way, then came a voice irom the courts of heaven, and this is what the 
voice said. "Rest in the earth ye host, let evil spread its-self and see 
then." Tne evil fled back into the pit, and said, "make haste, now, enter 
earth the soul is there with the host.. 44 what are they doing?" said the evil 
one, then the evil shade made answer, '"when I thought the soul was a- 
lone then I came and touched it with one of my wings, then the host came 
then away I flew, the earth is still and men are ready for you." "Well 
we will euter earth said the chief of the evil ones." Then all were called 
and wor k given them to do, and the one that had gone first, was given 
the leading of the rest, as he spread his wings and rose to fly, down he 
dropped into the pit. "What is this?" said the evil one with sternness 
"there is something not right." Then the evil one looked and saw that & 
wing of the other was all shriveled up, "this wing is of no more use you 
cau never spread it again, a thing like this has never happened, never be- 
fore." "This is the wing that struck the soul, "said the other evil one. 

Then cried the king, "if this is the case, then the soul will kill us all in 
our own fire. " if the wings of evil cripple when the soui enters earth, then 
will the evil find its burning place." Then in the awful pita great mourn- 
ing was made. After a while the evil legion rose in earth, but the one 
that struck the soul remained in the pit filled with fear. Wheu the legion 
rose they spread themselves throngh all the earth, over its face, and the 
Holy Spirit of Jehovah Gods, and the soul and host a stillness kept. 

Then evil threw down the good of the earth, and in their place placed 
evil: then the good cried with tears, "is there not a God in the heavens 
above? 1 ' and the good felt the earth, the evil rose high up, upon the high 
est seats sat and scorned the good. "Wise are we," said the evil ones, 
'•they who will see our faults must fall down or become like us, in our 
ways. Then the good made a mouruful cry, and the voice of their crying 
rose high. "Wnat is thi*?" said the gieat wise King, unto the angel 
standing near the throne, and the angel said, "the tears and prayere of 



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>>{ the good ones of the earth: evil has arisen and sits upon the highest 
pt4C-!S. Then the king said, let the host a gathering make of the ones 
tbat sit hiijh, the ones whose feet are in the way of win." Then the trump- 
et mounded loud, and the good heard a voice saying, "fear not the wicked 
must gather themselves together, then shall they fall no more to rise be- 
cause their sins will kill them off, let not distress come in your heart evil 
hhail flee away when the host rises in earth: evil is permitted to rise and 
fit hiirh, then they make themselves vile, and all see this, then when they 
tall, none can say that the ways of God are ways that are not equal.'' 

The king had a place that was beautiful and very nice, now the king had 
power for he said, "I create all things, I create evil;" evil is part of the 
plan thufrom the first was made, evil is the corruption io every thing 
finite, the decay of the outer covering, a» in the seed to permit the germ 
of lif •, to arine, but evil the finite part in man was corrupted the good in- 
tended to spring from the finite dt stroyed. Then the king said, "do not 
go near the evil, for if you go near him he will call and you will listen, 
»hen you will feel his power in you, stay away from him and he will de- 
stroy himself by his own evilness," The children of the king heard a sing 
iug far away and they said, "that is nice, it is not the same that we always 
hear, let us iisten," and they listened lo the song, and closer they came 
to where evil was. No w evil hated the good, so when evil saw the chil- 
dren of the king standing outside from where he was: the whiteness of 
tiieir looks was not pleasant to his wicked evil eyes, so he reached forth 
his hand and said tnese words, ''how white you are, come lay your hand 
close where mine is lying and make mine white as yours is white, for I 
like the whitness of your hands very much," then some that were ready to 
he influenced by evil, came and placed, their bands near his. Now if you 
place a decayed substance near a substance that is good, did you ever see 
it turn ^<»od? Now the good were 1 themselves to blame because they 
reached forch their hands at the bidding of evil. The king was not to 
blame for he said, "go not nea? evil.*' the consequence was that evil touch- 
ed the good, and if tto-y made a companion ol evil, and would not lir»t- 
« n to the voice of the king, can they blame the great wise King if the evil" 
haa them at list? It God looks v\itnoui any sympathy on evil, are we 

wiser than God, and can we take evil in our arms, and serve God? 



la a house lived a form, and the form was the form of a woman, and 
was full of smiles, aud the hair was arranged with care, and the dress 
was very fine and beautiful. The face was hidden in a coat of earth the 
roat was white and mixed with red. People said, that the woman was 
nice because her clothes covered her form with care, and all day long she 
tried to make herself look beautiful. Then people came and sat at her 
leet, and heard her talk of things that wouid not have seemed nice if she 
had not had so many things that were beautiful, and young people sought 
her for her talk; then the older people commenced to see that the young 
people were not as good 2s they were before they made her house their 
place of going. Then the wise said, "what is the matter." then did the 
woman my. "the young need not so much restraint, let them alone, when 
they grow in years they will become good of themselves. '* The people 
thought luis was right, and to use the rod was cruel and wicked, but when 
they were grown, they w 7 ere very bad, then the world became bad: then 
the good of earth mourned, that the earth was bad, but they would not 
make the young leave the woman for they said, 4 'she is the fashion of earth 
and if her style is not copied, how will the young look?'' Then tbey tried 
and made tht-ir sons and daughters hear her voice, when in their heart, 
was the thought, "this ih not right." They brought her gift after gift, 
and she sat as if on a throne, and looked over the earth and ruled the 
earth. One day a man high in the earth came and saw, her place, Irom 
God came the man, and with him came a host, and they were clothed in 
garments of light which were from God, and the host was a light for 
earth. Tnen they wtood in the place where the woman sat, and saw the 
men and women of earth at her feet. Then the light came near, and the 
form smiled its sweetest smile and said, u cume let us talk over this mat- 
ter, only keep from me the light that is not wanted here, the blaze of the 
light is hurtful, and will spoil the effect of the adorning which is arranged 
around my form." Siill the light approached closer and closer; then the 
form stood very coarse under the show of light, and it was very angry, 
and its followers saw that it was not as haudnome as they thought at first 
aud they were angry at the light for showing the form to their eyes, they 
were n Jt auarry at the form tor having lost its beauty under the light but 
they were angry at the light for showing the form unto them, and they 
struck at the light in wrath. Then the form laughed a laugh that was 



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«weet to the ears of they who liked to sit in darkness. When anything 
cannot stand before the light, then it is evil, and men know that ii is evil 
and have no t-xouse. Then if the people of the earth doubt ai^y thing, 
bring it, t<> the light, and it it shows clear white, then it is right. Now 
keeping back from the light is sin, and when those who walk upon the foot 
hlooI of God ntand back in the darkness when light shines all around them 
they alone are to blame. 

Fly upward soul quickly! let not your feet touch the earth, in life walk 
with feet raided. Why should you dragon the ground? soul are you not 
the work of the Almighty? rise then , spread your wings and tiy upward 
live not for the earth, the earth ig not your place of living; yet stay a 
while uniil the voice of Jehovah Gods calling sounds, then come home, 
quickly soul come home. Then the soul rejoiced at these words and the 
Father came very near, and the soul was tilled with a great love for God 
and rose high in the air from earth: then the holy angels i-arae and bore 
t he soul above the cares of earth. Then the soul tried to rise high, think- 
ing that it would come to its home soon. Then the voice of God said, 
"soul you cannot come home yet, stay jet a little while and a gathering 
make of earth." Then the soul sang and the song was sweet to the ears 
of the great Jehovah Gods for the Almighty knew that the soul was a 
willing soul. Then when earth made the thorns and thistles fall upon the 
body of the soul; the soul would struggle much, for earth was very strong 
in the body of the soul: and dragged it do wn. Then the holy angels came 
and the soul bowed its-self and tried the evil of earth to cast far away from 
it. 

The Two Men. 

A man walked alone a road singing, and hi? heart was full of joy, very 
often he would raise hi* eyes to heaven, and would loudly sing, thus, and 
these are the words the man sang. "A steady light is right before the 
eyes of my soul to see The light is bright as light, can it any brighter 
i»e? And the soul inside of this house which is mine : joyful singing makes 
the light to see. I walk in light and nothing see but the light oi God in 
me. As I walk in light, the way grows clear, and darkness can never cover 
me. A hand is sent that bectcons me and holds the light I see. And the 



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aand is God's thai holds the light that shines for me. A praising make 
this soul of mine, for heavens gate I see. And the light wiil make an o- 
pen gate for me. Praise (-rod I will for aye." Thus sang the man as he 
onward went, and think you, that such a one in sin could make bis bed 
here. Thi n if he could ting the song of gladness and light, all can sing 
if they will try and learn the song of heaven and light. Walking in an- 
other road, (*nd the people saw each other), was a man, and his face was 
tilled with sadness, and his ey es were red with nights of sleeplessness and 
were full of earthly care. With a loud and angry voice he called unto 
the singer saying thus, "why do you sing of a light and a hand, this is 
all much nonsense to suppose a li^ht and a hand is with you : look at me, 
have not I the wealth of the earth? all I have gotten with mine own hand. 

A light never shone, nor did a hand ever come and guide me along in 
the paths of earth's wealib, for all the hand and the light, not much have 
you got. Your place of living i& not halt as nice as mine, and the men 
of earth make a feasting for myself. You come over here, and I will give 
you a lesson to make the earth come bowing at your feet; but you must 
not. sing that song when here, or a laughing will come from the earth." 

Then the singer said these words, "is there nothing before your eyes, 
cannot you see the light? Then the other said, 1 'there is a flame that 
flickers and leaves, and comes." "What, is the color of it said the other 
one the singer." "Well it is of a blue color, and runs on the ground, and 
sometimes a pit is covered with this light so the pit cannot be seen." 

Well said, the singing one. "that light is a very bad light, it is not a true 
light it is a visionary light, aud if you look close a great darkness always 
eomes afterwards; it is a false light and if you follow it, you will fall in 
the pit, every thing that runs low down, and makes you always look down 
is very much bad." "Well this is very fine talk," said the other ope, 
"but the world sees this hght, and not many see that light of yours, nor 
the hand that you see: and you had belt r while you live in the earth act 
a«< others, and not think that you have li<>ht from the heavens, all the 
works of great men I have read, and they all make a different way for 
the world to think. Now if men lhat are tilled with learning cannot teach 
u» the most direct wiy to heaven, but make us stumble with so many 
doors to enter, how can you, a person that is not the smartest. ,k Well," 
said the singer," "this is the only path to heaven, follow the light, and the 



and the li^ht i-t a life that U good, and pure and holy, which is pleas- 
ing in the si^ht of our God, then if the lite is right the light will come."' 

•Well," said the other "that is not the doctrine that is taught now you 
i>Hed not live your life pure and holy, you can come any time to God. 

A man that has killed aad stolen always, can turn and come and be 
qmie good, all his sins will be washed away as ofttu as he sins and asks 
>or forgivness, for the s m of God said that tJiey would : man is human and 
urn is in him, so whenever we commit fin, if we asfe to be forgiven, ail 
in washed away, forgiven, and if I live the life of earths people, God 
will let me come into his place of living when I am dead." ik Wel!" said 
the singing one, "I will walk in this way, and will not serve evil, I will 
uot make for myself, friends of the mammon of unrighteousness that I 
may be r« chived into their habitations, and come and tell Sod I did so and 
go again and serve evil, I think that God would not hear when I come 
ande\il would make me think that he did hear, if you will let the scales 
drop off from your eyes light will come," Then the man was furious 
witu raire, and sought the life of the singer /or this. Then the voice of 
• »od called with these words. "Earth is not good enough for your place 
of living come your hou^e is ready." Then the man rose making a noise 
like the breaking of the strings of some music. When his enemies rushed 
upon him. a lump of earths clay shaped like themselves was all they saw. 
They laid iiin deepness of earth, and their rage was satisfied. The wicked 
man went on his way with scales over his eyes, stumbling and making a 
cry for the Almighty to forgive his stumbling steps. God was angry at 
him, for he would not see the light; then he was sent where the light he 
could not see: fore there was none there. The treed soul of the singer 
on earth paused, and looked at the prison of fle&h that had been its home 
soloug;tuen with a glad cry thatiis freedom had come, mounted up up- 
ward going, for the good will always rise, it cannot fall, good never falls 
upward, upward going until the realms of glory were reached, the white 
soul clad in garments of light, a welcome was given by all the host of heav- 
en, and saw the Almighty the Glory of Glories, the Great Light. 

It sin is against a man and the sin leaves the man in torment, is your sin 
forgiven unless the torment is takeu away? If in a pit a man is placed by 
yuur hand can you sing in heaven unless first your hand geeks the man 



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and from the pit, the mire, the dirt seeks to lift him up; the sin is not 
repented of, if the man stays in the pit held there by your hand. Can the 
n<»ng of angels burst from the lips that are trying to beguile in the path of 
wioknessa soul from God? "Turn from your sins," paid God, "then shall 
forgivness come unto you, seek the lost from your hand, and try to raise 
them up from the place where your hand threw them, seek to make theni 
the restitution that you must. The laws God made are just and equal, 
how stands the law of earth? blood flows, man lives and raises his head. 

A simple law is not a law now. Tell me sons of earth, where is a law 
enforced as God intended it should bp? Earth a stillness keeps, for earl h 
has wicked grown, and the voice of God is not in their laws: the laws of 
God are left and earth awakes the wrath of heavens righteous King. 

Darkness over earth has settled and a great darkness over the people, a 
light shines on one side of the darkning cloud, darkness and light, this was 
all, this was much for it was all ; the light was laws to make light to gov- 
ern the earth, a child could not err in the reading of the laws. Now 
light shone all over, tor where God is, light is always; then the earth knew 
'rod and loved and obeyed him. Blessed were the children when the law 
was a light unto them; and blessed forever the nation that light always 
pees. Then when wisdom arose from earth, the wisdom of earth, a little 
mist came slowly over Sods light, a little place for evil to escape from 
punishment. Wise were the wise of earth, for they thought themselves 
wiser than the Almighty, if they did not, why did they changes make? 

When this little mist stole over light, light was dimmed that much; now 
this is what evil wanted, a gradual changing of the laws of God. This 
seemed a small matter in the eyes of the children of earth. Then 90on 
another change was made. The first law was there always but wrapped 
around with so many new ways to read it, that it might as well have died. 

Thus over the law of God crept mist after mist darkning, that soon the 
law was not. When the case was a terrible one and men could not help 
it, then they were forced punishment to give. Darkness spread over in 
clouds, then was God left. The good now were not the judges of the law 
wickedness rose high, and clouds covered over the people. It needs not vol- 
ume after volume of books, to make the law plain. Gods law is taken 
man makes the laws of earth, it is to simple for the evils wicked heart 
then man seeks in his evil braiu, to make another follow for evil to escape. 



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The law9 that men make are like a sieve full of escaping holes, and man 
sometimes sticks in a hole that is not large enough for him to escape 

R turn uwto God in simplicity, for right, for light, is plain, then will the 
Almighty come aud dwell on earth. 

" Come, 1 ' said the Spirit. God heard the Spirit call, three times, the Spir- 
it called, then GodWd, "call yet once more," then the Spirit called loud 
and Jehovah Gods said, "make haste now and come, for God has heard 
a cry and the soul is grieving much. Then came the host of heaven and 
the fight i ig angel the swurd angel came with them, and the calling angel 
came witu the host. A great host was there standing before God; then 
the voic^ of the Spirit rose high, and the host was still. "Delay yourself," 
said the Father, and the host stood still. "Come," said the Spirit, "come," 
then thn (tailing angel came and stood in the writing place. "Write," said 
the Spirits voice, and tlie aneel wrote. Then the fighting angel came 
near aud the writing angel with bis hand, gave the fighting angel a writ- 
ten roll. Then the fighting angel presented it to God ; then God said, "take 
tins and - olio w the writing out." then the calling angel came down from 
God, and on earth placed his feet with a staying tread, and close behind 
him came the fighting aneel. Then the voice of God from heaven called 
aud the angels paused with listening ears. This is what the King of all 
glory said, "Man of God call all the earth," then the calling angel called 
with a trumpet loud: and the voice of the King said, "earth pass before 
the trumpet." Then the earth passed, and the earth did not kuow when 
the trumpet called them. Then the soul **tood near and evil came also, 
and his eyes were a fire; then the soul saw that the earth was full of evil 
and the good bid themselves (or fear of the evil. Now the calling angel 
called the world for the purpose of seeing, what was in the world, now 
the sins of earth were spread before God. Then mournful music came, 
then rose a glorious strain by angels sung, then from the people came many 
with bowed heads, and they sang the song of God. 

A voice called the children of men unto the battle, "come," said the voice, 
"come up, come unto the battle, you hear my voice come. " then the nation 
of Gogh and Magogh came, in their midst were many that had noplace 
there. Then the voice cilled unto them, "come from there," and they said 



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' the voice is weak, we want a voire strong, strong," then they sat them 
down right in the midst of where the thickest of the battle would rage, 
and upon the earth stretched themselves sleeping. Then the voice said 
tnus. *T come to gather from the midt-t of the nations the sheep, and if the 
sheep are perverse and will not hear the stillness of the voice that has come 
unto them, then hhall they teel the rod. The rod is a rod that will not 
fpare for their crv in v tears, and their prayers will have no effect upon it." 

If the Jehovah Gods savs, come out from there," and the time has come 
for their coming, out stall they t ome for good, "come out," says the voice 
and thevo ce is weak, and the voice is strong, so it cannot break, '"come 
out, "says the voice, and the voice is still for a moment, between every call 
the voice is still. When the voice calls unto them the seventh time, once 
only right, at the door of their houses, then in the streets. When the 
voice calls the seventh time, then the rod moves aud strikes upon the earth. 

As t.'ie strokes fall, from shore to shore the strokes will sour d, faint at 
first upon the surface of the earth. As stroke follows stroke after stroke 
the sound will increase in loudness, and kings upon their thrones will say 
or to the nobles aiound them. "A sound strikes upon the ear, what is 
t ne sound? and with ears stretched and eyes open wide, the head will bend 
down to catch the sound coming. The earth moves on the strokes fall 
fast, at the striking of the rod the seventh time, a soreness will come over 
men, they will say, "the hand of the power is strong if weak." When the 
seventh stroke falls the sleeping ones will arise, rubbing their eyes and 
scales will fall from their eyes, and the voice will find in their souls an 
answer, which is the end, then is the fullness of the voice upon earth. 

Tben will come iu the ranks of ftog and Magogh a being fierce and 
stern, bis eyes rolling flames his hair like wool when pure and clean. 

Iu his hand a whip, an i at the end there will hang from it twelve lashes 
that are very long and through the ranks of the army this being will go 
raising the whip iu the air; then from out the vast army will come, with 
heads bowed, and faces clothed in shame, the lost sheep of the children 
of Abraham and Jacob. Then this being will say unto them, "how came 
you here." and the sheep will say, "upon the mountains our fathers wan- 
dered, and when they were far away from the house that gave unto them 
life then into earth we carne, and the house that was our fathers knew us 
not, and our fathers house was not known unto us blame us not." Then 



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will the whip come down, and every one will enter into the part that was 
his fathers part. Twelve parts will leave the ranks, and the children that 
*re Abrahams will enter the bouse of their father. Stripes are theirs and 
i he back is sore, for in their souls the truth lay hid and they knew the wind- 
ing ways that would bring them unto their own, the way was rough and 
they did not dare leave the house of adoption for fear of the curse. 

This being then when they were driven back into the fold, gave unto the 
ones in the (old, their names from the book of life, and said, "these are 
brethren from every part of the earth they come." And the hearts of 
the children thai from their fathers house had never wandered away lifted 
up in great praise to the Almighty. Then when the voice strikes the earth 
and God gathers the sheep, the voice of evil will seek a terror upon the 
earth to make, and the sound of their fierce crying will shake the earth. 

The battle will rage strong and nation after nation will come and join 
themseivrs in the battle. The sheep will huddle themselves together in 
fear, but the heavens will be alive with the host that comes when the Lord 
tights for his people. And as often as the fighters in the battle say, "come 
us go up and fight the sons of Jacob." then the host of heaven will 
fct nd into meir ranks confusion, and they will fall with greater lury upon 
each other. Such a time in the history of earth has never been known; 
and the earth will never know such again. This is the day of the venge- 
ance of Almighty (iod. 

The Diamond. 

On the top of a mountain was given unto the sons of men a diamond 
which shone with great power and light. When men sinned the diamond 
struck from its bosom a fire that consumed ; when they did right the di- 
amond blazed with a glorious iigni. Tne light shed upon them a ray that 
was like a sunbeam, and th<»y looked as li ibey were glorified. They kept 
the diamond and gloried in its light: and the men who could read the di- 
amond were good and boiy. As tiue naiiou grew and prospered, the dia^ 
moud was not read by many of them, and the men that kept the diamond 
were not as good as those that lived and died years before. Then the 
diamond was neglecied, lor wheu they sinned they were made to have 
pun ehment uiven tothein,so the diamond was laid away; then there came 



upon it the dnst of many ages that covered over the light in it. but the 
diamond was a diamond still, throwing it aside did not make it any thing 
i i «e. Then the owner of the diamond said, "the hiding of the diamond 
will not make its light any dimmer, when the dust of ages is brushed from 
it the c msentration of its burning rays, will bum the false ones who stand 
n-ar the light to check its rays. '"Cover it up," said the owner of the 
diamond, ''as the circles move onward, the world will rise in the latter 
days, then the nation called of God shall see the face of the diamond as if 
it were the face of the owner reflected in its light. And from it clear 
and strong twelve rays shall rise and fall like the traveling of the suns 
glory. In every land shall the light shine, uncovering the works of dark- 
ness, lighting the minds of the children of earth, and shedding all over the 
light that springs from the glory of the Jeh xh Gods of all. The reflec 
lion of the diamond is an opening of the seci g of earth, and in its light 
the works of darkness will appear clad in awful despair. The hidden 
things of earth, will then no longer be hidden from the gaze of the chil- 
dren of earth. 

What greater cross c*n a being pure and holy have given unto it than 
sn imprisonment in a body of death f oody day after 

day : the pureress of the heavens alwa; writh the body of death. 

"Come," said ihe evil one, "the body i :with sin. "then 

rose the mighty one, and death and ev the eyes of the 

pure, and the holy soul sins not for it h< Open gate of the 

body! open wide! let in the spirit of " n! The soul is 

bowed down with care, and many fears. T onto God saying, 

''Holy Almighty who does believe the word, : ?ar the report, and 

the soul is troubled ranc »,and in its prison ad, and bruises fall 

fast and thick, ali over the body is a bruise, and the darts of the enemy 
of sonls closes the mouth of the soul. Dumb is the soul, and blind is the 
30ul,for through the waters must the soul go, until Gods people see that 
light is* their portion, led here and there the soul receives upon its back the 
knife of the shearers and cannot help its-self, and upon it is resting a cloud 
black as night, and a voice sounds before it saying, onward march, on- 
ward march, onward march,. Then the poorsoul marches onward, soon 
from its eyes is taken away the blindness. The soul sees that the travail 
of its soul has brought forth muc i that is mighty and very glorious for 



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the earth. Then faint and w.^ak upon the earth lies the soul, for the 
travail of the soul has made ii very weak indeed. Then from the heavens 
MMirnis a voice saying, "soul you have doie the work lie not upon the earth 
weak and faint any longer." Then the soni arose upon it came a great 
glory, and the voice of f -iod *aid, *' hasten soul over the earth and the trav 
.-til of thyself see, for when the daughter of Zion mourns and travails then 
c»mesfoit ia blessing," then t he soul over earth went swiftly, men heard 
me sound, but saw not the beauty of the travailing soul , and through the 
gates of Zion the soul entered the great city. Open gate ! let the entrance 
come open for the king! Then the gate flew wide open, and the heavens 
displayed a black cloud, and as the sun touched above the circle that mark- 
ed the moving of earth, down came the cloud falling upon the earths sur- 
face, and the King descended, in form like tie sods of earth. Then the 
soul drew near, and the eyes of the soul opened wide and saw the bless- 
ing tnai came of its travail and was satisfied. The nations of the earth, 
then saw the beauty of the daughter of Zion, and a voice said, urto the 
children of earth. "Praise the Lord, praise him forever, praise the Lord 
and praise him ever." And the children of earth said. "Praise is for the 
Almighty for Yehovah Yahh,ever forever," then the holy angels were 
seen and with them the soul walked into gates of brightness. 

The Man and the Keepers of his Gardens. 

There was a man, who had a fine garden in the country filled with all 
kinds of plants : he had kenpers to care for the garden, and raise each herb, 
flower, and tree, frnm seed, that he gave to them. There were 

many keepers in the garden, each one bad his place, aDd each were given 
his proportion of seed; many of the keepers planted the seed, raised tbe 
tender plan is and cared for them; many ol toe keepers destroyed the seed 
given to them; many planted the seed, then destroyed it when it had tak- 
en root: many neglected the young and tender plants, and left them to 
die their places were desolate. After awhile the owner came to see his 
gardens, be was pleased with the blooming plants in maDy of the gardens 
and blessed the keepers in basket and store. He was angry at the deeo- 
l**ion of the other gardens, and inquired of the keepers what it meant. 

They were ready with many excuses, one said, "if I had planted the seed 



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it would suffer and die," another said, "it was to much trouble to raise 
Hie youug plants,'' another said,"ihe plants would confine them to much 
in one place. " The owner saw that some of the keepers had tried to des 
• •late their neighbors gardens. He was angry at those who had destroyed 
the seed he had given to them, and he said, * I gave you seed to plant you 
Mionld have planted it your business w as to do as I said, and I would have 
taken care ot the rest : no w you are alone in a desolate place, for there are 
du young plants springing up around where you are. Your place shall 
be taken away and given to those who obeyed my words, for you shali 
be sent in depths of darkness down, you shall die from the earth, you 
shall die from tne hea\ ens; in earth 3 ou shall have no name, in heaven you 
shall not d well, depart from me." 

Hid, in the rubbish of the world was a soul, that was from the lighi that 
was Gods, and the soul was weak and fearful, the soul hid its-self in the 
dirt, yet tne soul was not dirty. Then tbe Almighty said thus to the an- 
gel that stands near his throne, "watch that soul ever." and the angel 
watched. And the Lord of heaven and earth said, "when the soul seeks 
tne ground, lay there thorns, and points upon it; and when the soul seeks 
for ease and happiness in the earth touch it with the goad," and the an- 
gel did. Tne soul rebelled, aod was prond, and would turn out of the 
way, but near the angel stood always, and the soul could not leave and 
go its way. Ttien the soul walked in the way the angel said; then the soul 
was blessed in all its ways, and said thus," the ways of sin are ways that 
bring much distress, it is better far through tribulation 10 walk, and serve 
the God of heaven, than on the thorns of earth to repose." Then rise 
soul and open your gates! the King of glory is waiting near, rise soul and 
open your gates! the King of glory is waitiog near, rise soul and let in 
the King of glory ! The mountains quake, the 6ea roars, the valleys lift 
up, and the rivers rush with a mighty roar into the sea. Lilt up your 
heads gales! and the gates did, and the King entered, and the heavens 
shed forth a glorious light. Praise tne Lord, praise the Almighty ever 
and ever. 

The Righteous Man. 

A sound was heard in the garden of the man that feared his God, and 
prayed UDto him with holy fean the sound was a cry of very deep distress. 



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And the sound was as if a man was bard pressed by bis foes. 

Tnen his voic^ aros« and these are the words that came ap on high, in 
heaven. "G>>d hoiy Yehovah Yahh, the archers bit me with their arrows, 
tney shoot at me on every side, and my little ones they smite with many 
blows, what is this for, why do they shoot th^ir arrows at me? I love tbee 
Almighty God, will thou not make them cease?" Then the man bent his 
bead, and the arcbers grew very bold indeed; they stood outside at first 
und shot, but soon they rose and stood upon the high wall : then they shot 
fast aod straight, and at every shot they said, aha! aha! aba! where is his 
God?" then tbey danced in glee, "he thought himself good ard called his 
God, but h»s God came not." The man was in his own place of refuge and 
was not tonud in the dwellings of men of sin, and blood. All kinds 
of wickedness was in the hands of the archers, as fast as they shot arrows 
bis pra> ers God beard, and a watch was kept over him, that they should 
not destroy him from over the face of the earth. Then they became very 
bold and sprang over the wall, up and down they walked in piide. 

"We rule the earth," said tbey, ''our bands are fall of the wealth of the 
earth." The roan looked up and was sad, "God rules," said his soul, and 
lus soul trusted iu God. Now there was in the garden overhead a winged 
creature with a net held in his white hands, and he heard the cry of the 
man and saw the arrows fly and hit him with much force. Now tbe man 
trusted in God, but saw not this winged creature. Near the man stood 
a white soul, many arrows fell around the soul; and when an arrow went 
into the flesh of the man the soul reached forth and drew it quickly out but 
healed not the smarting pain. And the man cried and the wicked ones 
rejoiced with great joy. Now the man was God's child, and the wicked 
ones knew that the love of God was in his heart, for his life was good, and 
his feet ran not in the way of evil. Then when they fought nim they 
fought over the soul, and thus did they tight against the Holy Almighty. 

When many arrows smote his flesh, then he cried, "leave me not Most 
Holy God," theu a calm came over ihe man, like the stillness of the earth, 
when the passing cloud has rushed with fury by. Then a voice said, 
these words,"yuu must walk with faith's eyes." Then the man let i all bis 
head in shame, bee nice he had not seen the white soul standing near. 

Then he raised himself with eyes looking up, and this is what bis soul 
said unto his God, 44 forgive thou great Almighty God, the evil made my 



*onl sin in this, wise are thy ways God Most Holy King of all." Then 
he stood facing the archers arrows, now they grew very bold indeed, and 
rushed upon him, intending to destroy him, or make him as they were. 

This was what the winged creature with the net was waiting for, quick 
then came a sound from heaven and the words were these, "now let the 
net fall." then the net fell, their feet tangled in it. "This is a strange 
thiug," said they, "our feet have lost swiftness, and our hands cannot 
reach the man to kill him." Then one said, "you have touched my feet 
with violence," then the other said, **I felt your band strike me, forbear 
from doing so." Then a struggle commenced, each one seeking to ioosen 
his leet from a seeming weight dragging them down : thus they struggled, 
then the winged creature made the gate open, and they sought their free- 
dom and forgot tLe man, and did not trouble him. Now they had fought 
against the great Almighty, then God opened their eyes, and they saw 
where t hey stood; but it was to late now for them to take back their steps. 

When man fights against God, does man ever win? from the heavens 
comes the words, "never wins," from the earth comes the words, "never 
wins," from all space comes the words, "never wins," and last from the 
pit comes the cry, "never wins." 

Humble yourselves before the hand of the Almighty is laid upon you, 
call upon him in your bed-chamber, and when you walk abroad. 

Call upon him and humble yonrtelves, and he will lift you up. Pray 
unto him until you receive an answer from him in your hearts, and then 
will his wrath flee away like the clouds of the morning before the sun in 
his glory. Hear all people the words of the Almighty. "Awake! ye peo- 
ple ! why do ye sleep? arise and make yonr peace with God. God is good 
bless his name forever. 

The Two Pools. 

Once upon a mountain lived a man looking like an angel ae the mind 
of man conceives of angels, and the words of his mouth, were words that 
were to the valley love, peace, and mercy. Up upon the mountains 
lop, Uy sluggish and loathsome, a pool of dirty water, and the men in the 
valley saw not the pool, or the water. A little rill ran from it into tbe 
house of the maujaud unto the men ot the valley was the rill shone clear 



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ff>r the eyes of the men of the valley were not able to discern the true 
from the false. Near the pool that appeared good but was fall of 

smfe was a pool that was clear and good, and many men from the valley 
drank life from that pool; but the man of the mountains *<aid, that pool 
was fulfilled in the new when he came upon the earth : and the men in the 
valley believed him, and did not examine for themselves., and see that the 
water was still there and clear. And unto the men who drank from the 
old pool said, "you are not fit upon the earth to live, that pool is old and 
dried up; and the new pool has tfce water." Then did the men that from 
the old pool drank, bow the head and cringe the neck, for they were a- 
rraid of the other side, but they drank from the old pool still. Then the 
men of the new pool said unto each other, "from the old pool will the race 
that is accursed drink; the old pool was good in its day, now we will not 
take time to look for the new pool is very nice indeed, and has drained all 
from the other pool." Then the man upon the mountain , called unto the 
earth saying, " It you will believe upon me i*> the power of the God in heav- 
en, you will have life, peace, for God dwells in me. and upon earth has 
come, in the form that is mine." Then the people said, 41 believe we do," 
tnen'upon their knees said, "what is required of us?" "Only to believe 
iu me," said the man of tbe mountain, then all your sins will be forgiven, 
love God, do good; if you are mine theu will God love you." Then a new 
form of worship commenced in the valley. At the head of the new pool 
sat a being dark and very black. The waters of the aew pool had many 
parts; first cime tr ckling down from the mountain into the valley a sor- 
row for sin committed, the sorrow that the man in the mountain was not 
loved, then they prayed unto him always. Oue day from tbe other side 
the man was taken and picsed from eartn. Then his followers had much 
wrath, and said, "the people that took him and made him leave earth wul 
never enter heaven." Then among them came men, that said, "'thua 
said he," aud, ''thus," said they, "say we," and then the people said, 
"'all is the word that comes from God." Then did men arise tnat said, 
"thus it reads," then did other men arise who said, "thus it reads." 

The waters of the new pool were flooding the earth, for when discord 
comes upon the earth, then does the evil one laugh. Then the shape black 
a* night, let from the pool streams, which were divisions, some were 
shallow. 3ome wide, but all thought the stream that was seen by them, 



the only stream that was flowing from the pool, and were angry that the 
others did not see the same as they did. And they said, "peace," when 
ihere was none. Then did some say, the difference is nothing at all, ail 
worship the One, who gave unto us the laws, and love is the law. Then 
one sai l, "the law is peace, and love, but the reading of the law brings 
strife; there may be one place of seeking, but if upon the way quarrels 
and stripes are heard then will the Master say, "this is not as it was given 
to you. " Tneu their heads together came, and they read much, the learned 
said, "it is thus," and the earth wise said, "it is thus," and then they 
said, "this is right this stream leads direct unto the pool of the mountain. 

And then they tried to convert all to their way of belief, and said, "this 
is the way," and a watchman was stationed at every stream who cried 
unto the people, "this way," Then the people ran and came in, but some 
would not follow, but sat near the gate saying, "the God is not among 
you at ali, if he was there would be one way for all."then the watchmen 
and the people raised a great cry and said, "unrighteous unholy people 
steeped in sin and filthiness." Then the black image at the head of the 
pool danced and laughed in terrible glee, "in or out mine they are," was 
his cry, and the people pushed on in disorder, and raised money to spread 
their doctrines over the whole earth. Then men said, that the world , "was 
wise and good and ready for the king, who was up in the heavens, before 
the God, for the God was a fierce God, and the other God stood near him 
and entreated him all the time for the people of the earth. The fierce 
God would not do any thing for them unless the God that had hved on 
the earth asked htm.'" Thus were there two Gods, and the one that had 
lived upon the earth and died was the one that was their all, and they 
placed on one side, the first and only God : but they said,"both Gods were 
one." Every watchman that stood at the entrance of a stream, when they 
could threw at the other watchmen dirt, then turned and said unto the 
people, "sin not, for sin is wicked and is forbidden." Thus stood the world 
when the ninth circle was reached, then from the old pool arose one who 
was strange and unlike the rest of earth. This being walked and won 
dered wny the people hid the old pool far away from the gaze ot ptople. 

Then the heavens opened, and a voice said, <4 take and &tir the depths of 
the pool," and a hand held forth a rod; the then being stired the depths 
of the pool, and the voice said, "come, " and the stranger stood near the 



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slope of the mountain. Then the voice said/ 'open the pool, stay your 
h*ud slowly, in seven places open the pool," then the being touched the 
side of the p»>ol and like a little thread ran the waters, "careful, careful, 
ctreful," said the voice and the hand of the being was very careful indeed. 

Suddenly the water* poured upon the being, then the being was afraid 
and called loudly to God, his voice answered saying, "This is the wash- 
ing away of the filth of earth, be not discouraged. Then from the pool 
Tan seven branches clear and strong, when they ran awhile into one 
branch they came and into the valley it ran clear and strong. The 
watchmen who stood at the other pool guarding the streams as they came 
eotering the valley, heard the sound coming. The people lifted their ears, 
"heed not the sound," said the watchmen, "for the sound is the ravings 
of a spirit that is accursed upon the mountains," and the cry of the men 
rang i»ut. clear and strong. Then flying with the waters came the being 
from Hod, and their roar was heard over the whole face of the earth, from 
the mountains poured the waters that flowed from the living pool, and the 
earth received the waters into its bosom. Now flying, flying, flying, hold- 
ing the key that locked the pool that was bad came the being from God. 

Then from the seat of the waters came a mighty wind whioh struck the 
watchmen who were there; and then as the waters of the old pool flow- 
ed onward, stopping not for any thing; the voice of ibe old prophets 
long since departed was heard calling and saying. U A long time has 
lain untouched and UDread the words spoken ages ago by our voiceshere 
we come again raised from the dead, read believe, and receive the blessing. 

And the voice of king David sang from the waters, "in the sou of man 
is no salvation." "Praise God soul!"suda voice, "the bones in the valley 
have arisen, and are clothed , the men of God who died many years ago, 
soul praise Jehovah God*!" Then sounded a trumpet voice saying, 
"touch not the anointed of God, and do unto tbe prophet no barm." 

Then did the watchmen struggle in the wat^r everyone against bis own 
side. Tnen did the words of the man come unto them. "Suppose ye that 
1 am come to give peace on earth, I tell you nay, but rather division. 

Tbink not that I am cjtne to send peace on earth. I came not to send 
peace, but a sword; for when they shall say peace and safety, then sud 
den destruction cc metb upon them as travail upon a woman with child, 
aud they shall not escape." Tbey were lulled into a quiet sleep, and feared 



not the power that from mount Sinai in writings that are old and neglect- 
ed, told unto earth all that would happen when earth was old and the fire* 
Heroes t iu her bosom. 

In the heavens will appear a woman having upon her head a crown of 
stars, which are the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. Under the 
crown is a horn of iron, which will push from earth the doers ot iniquity 
into the realms of darkness; then will appear an angel having a rod in 
his band, with which he pushes the woman forward; then the woman will 
keep pushing her horn always forward for she cannot turn back for the 
angel. Then will come from the north country a ram, and a goat, with 
horns of brass. They will try and break the horn upon the womans head. 

Then w»ll arise from the east a great man, and he will smite the ram 
and goat 10 death. Then will the adversary send into the world a great 
beast, that will seek to smite the woman in her bead, and make her stag- 
ger and fall in the way in great agony. Then the angel with the rod 
will strike the beast, and he will fall upon the ground, and the woman 
will stand upon him. Then the adversary will send into the earth a lying 
spirit saying, "the woman is not God's," Then an angel will come trom 
heaven with a trumpet in his hand, and he will call all the enemies of the 
woman, and make them pass before the woman and make to her reverence; 
then will appear in the heavens a man with a rule in his hand, and he 
will measure the earth, and be will make a great noise in the earth, from 
bis mouth will proceed the sword of justice, and he will protectthe woman 
npon the earth; th^n the enemies of the woman will come and raise a great 
army. Then the man will raise a great army, and conquer the 

enemies of the woman without bloodshed : then the adversary will make 
war on the seed of the woman, and will conquer them for a time and a 
half of a time, and the woman cannot help them. Then the woman will 
try and escape from the angel, and help her seed, the angel will not let her. 

Then the woman will cill upon God and say, %k God of Abraham Isaac and 
Jacob, help the seed thou hast given to me." Then an angel will come and 
take the woman and her seed aud place them in a place of safety: then 
uiw woman and her seed will rest from harm, and the woman and her seed 
will stand upon the high places of the earth. Then wdl come from the 
north, south, east, and west, a great army lead by a mau bearing upon his 



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head the law, and on his shoulders emblems of wings, his eyes will look 
straight forwards, and turn not: the law upon his head shall govern the 
earth. Then there will come from heaven a cherubim, and the cherubim 
will scatter upon him coals from the altar of God, and then another cher- 
ubim will gather up the coals, and take them and place them upon an altar, 
and the high priest shall staud near the cherubim and see him take a coal 
and place it upon the lips of the man leading the army. Then the cher- 
nbitn will take the coal back to heaven again, and the soul shall stand as 
a witness that the man was touched with fire from the altar of God. 

Then the man shall govern all the earth, for the people shall have only 
one God iu earth, Jehovah Gods alone. Then from the heavens will come 
a man clothed in linen clothes, and his face like a lions and a tigers in 
sternness. He will come unto the people of the woman, and ascend the 
throne of his fathers; theo he will subject the people unto him, and with 
a rod ot iron rule them; so that they cannot any longer say that they are 
free on earth, he will be subject to the man who has the law upon bis 
head. Then the man with a lace like a lions and tigers in sternness will 
h« ud unto the king of the land called England, and say unto him. "give 
unto me your diughter in marriage." then the king of England will say 
la him "why? should a Jew, a*k from the king of England his daughter 
in marriage?" Then the man with the face of a lion and tigers in sternness 
will come unto the king of Eugland, aDd with him will come a Jewess, 
and the king of England will say unto the man. "If you will give me 
mis Jewess in marriage, then shall you have for your wife my daughter." 

Tnen the Jewess will marry the king of Eugland, and from her will 
c »me forth a son who will revive the kingdom. And the man with the 
J ace like a lion and tigers in sternness will take away the daughter of the 
king of England, and bring her unto the land of his fathers, and place 
Jier upon the throne with him. Then her father will find out that he is a 
Hebrew, and he will send unto the man with a face like a lions and tigers 
in sternness and say, "behold you and I are kindred, thy people are my 
people, and your God is mine always." Then the king will place overall 
his provinces Hebrews to govern for him, and they will all be subject to 
toe man with the Law. Then a great commotion will arise among the peo- 
u ho worship a man for <4od, and ihey will gather themselves togeiner # 
and send unto the world a summons saying unto the people. k 'Gatner 



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yourselves together for the circumcised and the Jews are trying to over- 
tnrow the religion of Christ; then all the people will meet in a great as- 
sembly and say, "who shall take command of the army against the Jews?" 

Then from the people will arise a man, having upon his back a robe of 
purple, and upon his head a hat, and in bis band a cross of wood which 
he will hold up, that the people can see it, and they will worship it. 

Then he will say unto them, "I will lead the army, for God has said 
that, I am his only r< presentative upon the earth." Then from the people 
will arise a great cry, and lhey will say, ''be is not the only representa- 
tive." Then will 9pring up from the people men clothed in black clothes, 
and they will say, "away with him! he is the beast spoken of in the rev- 
elations of John." Then the people will divide themselves from each 
oti er and enter into a great battle with each other. The man with the 
p'irpje robe will be conquered and be slain by the people; his altars will 
I e lorn down, and then the people will have no representative. Then 
the people will say, ''who shall lead us now against the Jews;" then a man 
will arise from the assembly and say, "as this is a war of religion, the 
leader must have an unction from the Most High God. Then a great cry 
will arise, "the commission must come from Christ alone, and the man 
must have baptism." Then from the people will come all the churches 
and say, "we are the chosen of God the Lord Christ, our way is the right 
way turn ye unto us!" Then they will tall upon each other in great wrath, 
then will the circumcised say unto them, "disperse, God makes his laws 
so plain, that a fool can read them running." Then they will be made to 
see that they are wron<£ in having po many forms of baptism and worship. 

Then will all the world worship the God of heaven Jehovah Gods alone, 

And the head Ruler, with the help of the priests and circumcised will 
not let them make many religions to set the world in confusion, then will 
their oblatinos ascend to God from Calvary's summit. 

Woman shall have power upon her head in the last days of earth, for 
then a woman will arise, an angel, wearing upon her head a horn of iron, 
which will break the kingdom of darkness, and have upon her feet shoes 
that tear all that oppose her cutting them like a sword in battle. In her 
hands a book given ner by Jehovah Gods, in which is written the names 
oi all the cnoseu from the foundation of the earth. Without noise of 



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herald she will enter the earth from heaven pushing with her horn and 
her feet into thedomiuion of the adversary upooeartu, until the king, the 
caosen from the eons of God, enters into the earth. The choseD of earth 
will fall down, and rise not again never. From her mouth will proceed 
flames of 6re which will scorch ail that stand in the ranks of the prince 
of darkness, upon her shoulders emblems of wings and upon her leet. 

She shall rise when the enemy comes upon her in the air, then shall no 
hurt come upon her, from the darts of the evil one. 

A Vision. 

T saw a woman sitting by the side of a road, she was dressed plain, her 
hair hung over her face and shoulders, her face was bent down, and her 
eloowp were on her knees, and her face in her hands. She thought herself 
alone and seemed despondent; back of her, unseen by her wa« an angel, 
a, woman standing bending over her, shielding her. I naw a black form 
.standing some distance off, urging three men to torment her and keep 
from her the word of God. I heard the tramping of feet as if an army 
was marching coming towards the woman, then I looked down the road 
and saw an army approaching. I saw at the head of the army, walking, 
the form of a man, a pure beautiful being, an angel, the son of God, Adam, 
his eyes were a light blue, his hair black, a banner was held over his 
head, the law of God his Father, the old Bible pressed close to bis heart, 
he was clothed in white with sandals on his feet. 

On the right hand side of him was a man, an angel with a trumpet on 
the other side of him was a man, an angel with a sword, behind them 
the heavenly host in chariots like the sunset clouds in color. The host 
the chariots and the horses were like a beautiful snnlit glory. Behind 
the host were men with dark skin, their faces looking up; they saw not 
the angel or the host before them, yet they were following the angel and 
host, each one had the law of God, the old Bible, pressed to hi* heart. 

And I saw women with them, and heard the pattering af little children's 
feet as their mothers led them by the hand. There was no music, no sound 
but the sound of the army coming onward, of this vast army moving on 
following the son of God, tbe angel, Adam, and the host. Wheu they 
had almost reached to where the woman sat, the army stopped, and the 



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king the angel, handed the book he had clasped to his bosom to the angel 
the man with the sword, and pointed to the woman. Then the sword 
angel left the side of the king, the angel, the son of God, Adam the Cnrisi, 
the Anointed, that is to be; and came onto the woman, and handed her 
the book. Immediately she sprang up, but the angel pu shed her back in 
her seat, and there she sat with the angels near her and the immense army 
stood still. Suddenly she started up, then the angel with the sword came 
on the right hand side of her, and the angel with the trumpet on the left 
side of her. Then they moved along the road, and the army stood etiil. 

Then the woman began to scatter books at the side of the road at htr 
left hand. Then Hooked at that side of the road, and I saw tall build- 
ings with steeples, and men, and a cross of wood, and a form of flesh 
railed to it, it seemed only flesh and blood the form of a man, and peo- 
ple were prosirate before it, worshiping the cross and the man. 

Then I saw men come out from the churches, and take hold of those 
px^mg by. A man from one church said, "come in here, ihis is the way 
men a man from another church naid, ''come in here, this is the way, "and 
thus from all the churches. One said, "I will sprinkle ) ou." one said, 
'T will pour you," and another said, "I will wash you all over;" thentbey 
disputed w r ith each other, and those passing by burned away as fast as 
ihey could, some went in. then I saw that men began to doubt concerning 
so many ways, and commenced to think that there was no God at all. 

Then I saw a man inside of a church standing in the pulpit, and peo- 
ple were in the pews, and he said, "there is no God, this flower (iben I 
looked and saw a lar^e flower shaped like a cup before him), this flower 
made its self, and the sun, moon, and stars, hung themselves, up in the 
heavens," so he talked ou thus, and the people in the pews opened their 
mouths and eyes in wonder and praise, and said, "what a smart man. ' 

Then Hooked at the woman, and I saw that people had gathered along 
the side of the road and were throwing sticks and dirt at her, and make- 
ing all kinds of sport of her, but she went on scattering her books as she 
passed aloDg. Then an evil bbck being raised a great flood of water?, 
and it came rolling towards her threatening to carry her away to destroy 
her. Then a gr. at ditch opened at the side of the road wnerethe people 
were and the water ran into it; then the ditch was between her, and the 
people and they could not cross ever. The angels were always with her, 
one. on each side; then after a while I saw the people commenced to read 



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the books, then a few started to go behind the army, then more went 
until all went following the army, I sf*w a few goats with horns, pushing 
here and there in the ranks, then the vast army moved on after the angels 
and the woman, led by the sen of God , Adam the Cnrist wno is to be, A- 
damwho fell will c »me again to rule over the earth. The soul of the soui 
(two distinct parts), will enter into a body iu the line of the soul. 

Micha Chapter 5. 

And thou Beth-lehem Ephratah, little thou hast come to be in the thou- 
sands of Judah, from thee tome, be will go forth, for thou to have the 
Ruler in Israel; and his place of going forth from the east from the days 
of eternity. On account of so he will give them until the time, the wo- 
man in travail shall have brought forth, and the rest of his brethren will 
return to the children of Israel. And stand and feed in the strength 
• f: Jehovah in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God; and they 
will return at the time he will be great unto the ends of the earth. 

And. this will come to pass, peace in Ashfhur; when he has t ome in our 
la »d and when he treads in our palaces, and we will cause to be raised up 
over him seven shepherds, and eight anointed men. And they will do 
evil in the land of Ashshur with the sword, and the land of Nyinrodh in 
her doors, and he will deliver from Ashshur, when be comes in our land , 
and when he treads in our border. And the remnant of Jacob 

will come to be in the midst of the people in nations, multitudes like the 
dew from with Jehovah , like the myriads of drops over the #reen herbs, 
which will not wait for man or tarry for the children of man. And the 
remnant of Jacob will come to be among t) e Gentiles, in the midst of the 
people in nations mighty like a lionesn among beasts who, behold ! passes a- 
long and tramps down aud tears in pieces and there are none that can de- 
liver. Thou will lift up thy hand over thy adversarvs and all thine enemies 
shall be cut off. And it will come to pass to that day, saith Jehovah, and 
I will cause to be cut off thy horses from the midst of thee, and I will de- 
stroy thy chariots. And I will cause to be cut off the cities of thy land 
and I will cause to be pulled down all thy fortifications. And I will cause 
to be cut off incantations from thy hand, and cloud gathers shall not be 
in thee. And I will cause to be cut down thy graven images and thy stand- 
ing idol images from the midst of thee and thou shalt not bow down any 



• the beasts of the forest, like a yeuEg lion among the Socks 
of sheep, who, behold. 



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longer to the work of thy hands* And I will pluck up thy Ashyrahs 
from the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy cities. And I will work 
in anger and in wrath, a vengeance against the Gentiles that they have 
not heard. 

A Vision. 

I opened my eyes in the night, the room was light as day, my right 
hand was stretched out at the side of the bed. To wards the east from 
the foot of my bed was a wiodow, and standing between me and the win- 
dow I saw the most beantiful being in the form of a woman I had ever 
seen, nerface was turned towards me, and a smile was on her lips. 

I t*aw her distinctly, she stood there some time allowing me to examine 
her closely, and eee her distinctly, her hair long and dark, fell over her 
shoulders, her eyes were dark and very beautiful, her teetn white and 
ev«-n, her flesh pure white neither like snow or marble, there was nothing 
j_ neatly iu her appearance: her garments were transparent they were white 
ilie silver rays glistening, and fell in looee graceful folds around her. 

I ccnid see her form, she was so white, that not any tUing that I had 
seen in earth was like it for whiteness. There was no blood iu her form 
a Oeauiif ul form white and bloodless, she had no wings. I looked at her 
a-» she stood there at the foot of the bed between me and the window, 
her face tnrned towards me; until I had a good look at her; then she came 
towards me, but there was no perceptible motion, in her moving, just a 
going, gliding along without moving her limbs. She came to the side of 
tne bed wriere I lay, then she knelt down on her knees by the fide ot the 
bed, and laid her wnite hand in my fleshy one, 1 looked at herbeautiiul 
white hand and at my hand of flesh, her hand was larger than mine and 
of a very tine texture. Sue looked at me aud, smiled, I looked into her 
pure face, then her soul spake to mine and she s*id without words. 

"Don't you know me mother? I am Grace, look!" then she turned her 
eyes towards where she had stood, I folio wtd her eyes aud saw that all a- 
round the room were angels like her, and that they were passing back 
and forth outside of the windows, they were iu the room and outside of 
the house. I looked then turned to her, she had gone. I turned towards 
the angels they too had gone from my fight, the vision had ended. 

Grace was my daughter whose body was dead. 



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A Vision. 

I ascended up to heaven and stood before the throne of the Almighty 
God blessed forever. I seemed likeao infant standing before a great tall 
man, I stood there some time there were others around the throne, they 
seemed to be moving to and fro: after a while He turned and looked at 
me, then he took hold of me and thrust me inside of a golden door that 
was at one side of his throne, I found myself in a room and saw the form 
of a beautifol woman seated upon a golden throne, she said to me, 44 you 
cannot stay in here," then she placed me outside the door. Tben I stood 
before God and said, "the beautiful angel will not let me stay in there," 
then God said unto me, "go to the stars." I took my flight to the nearest 
star, the inhabitants said unto me, "you cannot stay here." I passed on 
to another star, and went on until I had visited every star, all the inhab- 
itant* said, "you cannot stay here." I said to myself, lv I have gone to 
♦ very star, now 1 will go down to hell." I stood on a bank and looked 
down, there seemed to be no bottom or top to bell, a long mass looking 
like fire but not burning or smoking, seemed to be suspended far down 
the bank in the air, forms were walking around in this fire up to their 
waists. I looked, then I went down into hell, into the fire. The forma 
started towards me looking pleased, when they came near they shrank a- 
way as if afraid. The head one came to me very angry, but be could not 
hurt me, he said to me, "we do not want you here." Then be took me 
out of the midst of the fire, f rom where I stood, and placed me on the op - 
posite sid-> of the high bank from where I had gone down I looked down 
into the pit, then he left me standing aloue on the bank. Then I said to 
myself, "I will return again to God," then I ascended up to heaven and 
stood before God and said to him, "I have been to all the stars, they did 
not want me there. I descended down iuto hell, th^y did not want me there 
then I came Oack to God." Then God took me and thrust me inside the 
golden door again. The beautiful angel was there seated upon the throne 
she smiledwnen I came in the door, then left her seat and came toward 
me saying, "I have only been taking care ot your place until youcime, 
then she left the room, and I became a beau 1 if ut augei and sat upon the 
throne, the place was the holiest ot ail in heaven. 



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A Vision. 

I saw a pure white altar, besides the altar stood an angei pure and beau - 
tiful clothed in white, there were other angels around in the room. A 
fire burned upon the altar and a silver candlestick lighted stood upon the 
altar. I wondered why the candlestick should be lighted and a fire be 
there also, A cherubim descended and floated over the altar, it had limbs, 
and black hair oq its head, its face extended out, it had wings but was 
very strange looking, I cannot describe it. It took from the altar a coal 
and placed it against my lips, this it did three times, theD it took and scat- 
tered the coals from off the altar around the room and upon the bed where 
I lav, I shone all over like the sun. Then the white altar disappeared 
and a black one stood in its place. The angel raised the drapery of the 
altar and from under the altar came out around ball shining like the sun. 

Ii had wheels on each side of it and an eye in the middle of the ball, it 
gathered up the coals scattered around then I saw on the altar an open 
Bible, and the angels finger pointing to the eleventh chapter of Isaiah. 

She pointed to the chapter and looked at me, then the vision ended. 

I was troubled and feverish, and the angel still lingered in the room, in 
the morning I read the chapter. 



When night drops her shado w over the earth: and stillness and quiet 
is felt all around. 

When the cloudy belt glitters with sparkling gems; then angels feet 
softly descend. 
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Origin of Evil. 

All that is, floated once in space, and ir.-in it was made all that is seen 
and unseen, aii the universe, air, liquid and congealed matter. 

The gathering thus, from the Highest of all sprang forth a life, fur al- 
wa\ s was the principal power revolving like a fiery wneel, commencement 
ending having none, full in self complete, having a power of all things in 
its self, creating at pleasure, this is God. A biazn, a light full in every 
part, complete : this the Higher of all reaching with a lightnings flash all 
places seeing, holding all, the principal of all things, for from this prin- 
pal cieated is all that is: then matter is held in the hand of the Highest, 
then is it iu form liquid and congealed : water the liquidation of matter 
an i the earth the congelation. The f orm of the source of all, is hid in the 
■form of God, for the Highest of all holds all things in himself. From 
over all space gathered light, from over all the light came, for the light 
w ^ thrown from the great body holding all things. See now this! a 
% real dark waste, dark as man can conceive, now comes in this dark space 
•a great golden light blazing with sparkles clear, fiery clear and bright, 
now there is no form, nothing but sparkling light, this in the midst of 
ihe great dark waste: soon the light shapes, form in seen clearness trans- 
parency, a form, a shape the same as man, from the form flasnes such a 
glorious light that nothing can look, flash after flash, clear glorious and 
bright; this is the God. One only Oue, Father Mother God complete in 
self. A hand moves then tails, then drops one little ray of light; now the 
angels come, soon the little n* \&h expands stands in shape form as God. 

A silver light falls; angels belong to God. silvery flashes soon surround 
this glorious one, ligut. Thus stand they but they are not God, dazzling 
brightness keeps from their sight the Highest. Pure are all things now. 

When from tne brightness of the Highest a host ot silvery sparkling 
lights came, then stood as with a vail thrown around him, the Gods in form 
as they, only his glory covered, for not yet could they stand the glorious 
ligQfjiiow lull was the spac i surrounding the Holy. A golden lignt, 
silver brightness all around him, before him behind him the dark waste. 

Then rose the host, God and angels cleaving the dark blackness, then 
came the silver path shining through the darkness, on ward went God, and 
the silver lights with him swift through space going; soon a sparkling 



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river with waves breaking, playing, singing, rose before them: the mur- 
muring of the waves like soft lender music, and in the depths . f ine clear 
water forms ot pureness whiteness pinned, rising covered with a glory 
earth never yet has seen. Stopped the Holy of the Holies and tbe train 
of heavens own ones plunged beneath the clear bright waters, singing 
praises singing praises to the Highest glory hallelujahs. From the spark- 
ling waters troops of angels came, going with the great Light, tbe One, 
the Holy, singing softly, loudly, filling all space with the soul of song. 

A glorious train was thin radiant, band that, s^nt, the rainbow weeping a- 
way thinking that dim wan the light that fell from it. Flash after flash 
mounting upward went the band ot Holies, and the river widened broad- 
ened, flowing gently going onward; then the glorious following the One 
and Only Jehovah Gods, gathered standing waiting before the golden 
gate which opened into the heavenly city. Stood with colored flashes 
likn rhe clouds of sunset, horses waiting bearing wit h them a golden flash- 
ing chariot sparkling and gleaming fire trom out it. Entered then the 
Holy Holy with the band of singing angels; ^praug the fla^-bes mounting 
upward through the gate of golden olory going, leaving golden, silver 
sparkles flooding all with light. Hushed the song, a stillness over ail was 
spread for the new created angel.* never yet the glorious Almighty in the 
splendor of his fullness had seen: for the tree of life must enter in their 
forms of splendor, then forever ever, would they live in God's own pres- 
ence, changing never: waved high the tree standing near the holy entrance. 
• Broad the streats of the city covered over with a pale transparent glory, 
moved the H >ly of Holies standing near the spreading bnnches, reach- 
ing with a hand of whttness, giving leaves unto the holy angels; then the 
feelings of the immortals came to live forever in them, Thus from the 
Greaf First, and th- Only, came the others heavens Holy. Thus was 
God the First and Ouly, holding angels, matter, worids unnumbered in 
the fullness of his person; holy all within theory, pureness, brightness, 
all immortal, always would they thu« remain. Now the city tilled with 
brightness, shone the light from God's own presence, gathered then be- 
fore the waters, flawing singing near the throne, shining hands of the 
immortals. Heavens c»ty filled *itn forms flitting passing to and fro, lor 
the angels held a mission : rose the sound of many w aters coming flowing 
in the street, beam g floating on their bosom sp« cks of light and daiker 



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specks. Gathered now the aDgels as the Holy bid them catching from 
the flowing water holding fast tbe tiny specks waiting no w the bidding of 
Jehovah. All things sprang into existence when word was given, all 
things, but the Almighty had a beginning created even the heavens we see 
angels coming from the Gods. Floating in this clear bright river was the 
principal for the making of all the worlds which nung in space. In their 
hands tie holy angels held the particles placed within this flowing river 
from the nand of 1-rod. Jehovah gives life, and things inanimate must 
have a moving power which is in its-self a life growing filling all things 
with its power. First a start, then lite produces life, so fr^m the mouth 
of the great holder God comes forth a breath an essence, life seen not yet 
there, then the word the command is given then rises flickering steady ris- 
ing the great thing life. Now in the band of angels held was the forma- 
tion of matter for after leaving the cause visible becomes the growing lite. 

Fust a little tiny heaving, a moving flutter, the hidden principal of the 
God. All i ull of life is the life, nothing else are the forms that are immor- 
tal ; yet tnere is given with this principal a check when not in the form 
immortal, which keeps it from having all transparent clearness. So in 
among ttus clear principal a retarding power came, darkness that kept the 
life lroru covering all; thus was a new creation with life and other matter 
wnich would spring into active being if certain conditions were met. 

Now the Holy Glorious Jehovah Gods bid the angels raise the particles 
hidden in the flowing river, then with a word from the Holy and Only, 
covered over was this principil hidden in the hand of the angels. Water, 
darkness, light was there: poised in space then was this mixture; then a 
gathering of the light was made, a clear transparent brilliant giowiug, 
stood in space full of a tire from the centered principal of life, and a cre- 
ation that would bold in check darkness, for if the darkness should cover 
so the light choking this fire, tbe blackness would destroy the form of 
light, bu; the darkness would return fr.»m whence it ciine all life from the 
darkuess gone, and this transparent glowing was the sun. Now revolved 
the substance light and darkness growing as the Holy bid them. 

Many specks thus in the heavens came, rilled with life holding in them- 
selves creative power. The gathered brightness which was the glory of 
the Gods would fall all over these created specks, and the sunlight would 
have arising from the revolviog worlds a power thrown ba ;k on its-6eif 



holding steady, in the vast realms of space, the many turning worlds 
filled with life and holding light and darkness inside. Then a <i;oving 
power was given unto a star, a world of Hie, that all things should feei 
us power, thin power meeting with the sun then there came a wavey float- 
ing tearing power which swept from out its flying path all deadly vapors 
from which all life had gone, stillness stiring spreading life. Now moved 
the worlds each in its own appointed sphere, music making always. 
Thus was all space filled with harmony God had made holding all in self. 

Poised upon a sunlit golden cloud a mist of erlory, in its-self a mist of 
of glory, a sparkling clear transparent hVsblet»s glorious being stood bead' 
iug looking over all space, a form shaped as mortala are. From the breath 
of the Jebovah Gods, the Holder of all that i-*, came this transparent love- 
liness. The Spirit the breath the active principal of the Holy God. The 
D oer, the Seer, the Striker, the P^wer of the Holy Gods. Poised thus 
clothed with glory bent this radiant glorious form listening enraptured 
seeing all. Thus turned around in space worlds innumerable each sending 
Jortu its own peculiar note, rising falling sweetest music giving. Soon 
the ear of heavens own loved one caught the strain, one note was gone 
and a darkness covered where the note should come; soon the darkness 
gathered not a ray of light was seen , and a hideous thing shape proportion 
having none rose from out the great dark blackness: terrible the counte- 
nance rage and vengeance writteo there. Looked the glorious form 
iu horror: rose this awful thing of blackness, first a sp ck the light with- 
drawn, soon increasing forming gathering; from the light the specks of 
darkness sought this hideous ttimg, there was their home. Hastened now 
the glorious Deing floating past unnumbered worlds, like the flash of the 
Almigbty s sword went heavens own one, bathing in the silver light that 
traversed all created space: the path of silver glory that the angels tread 
bathing in the clear flowing rivers, plunging playing in the deep river 
which flows w.iere the dazzling city stands, closing around the roots of 
ihe tre^ whicii is as God, the Giver of life. Down in the depths of the 
river cletr sparkling lights were seen, and mystical letters glowing that 
only the holy ones could read. Now the golden gite of the city sparkled 
clear before the radiant form; music soft rben swelling increasing fell 
gently upon the Spirits ear. Moital pass on! close your eyes, for heavens 
with all its glorious light enters n^t into the mind of a mortal. When 



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from not the house where now living, springs the radiant glorious form 
theo will open heavens p >rtal*: body holding an immortal p*!**. u, pass 
on! Now before the great Almighty mood this glorious spirit form: open- 
ed wide the gates of heaven and the Spirit was at home. "Holy 
Almighty" said the Spirit, "with my eyes I now have seen, a loathsome 
hideous, darkning, blackness, where a world I should have seen, what is 
this? Oh! great wise God? where is the note I should have sung? what is 
that hideous, awful blackness, moving, living, that I have seen?" Shook 
the heavens with peals of t hunder, rose th mighty Fathers voice, plunged 
the worlds with violence shaking; then a st dim-as covered where had been 
the stormy scene and the radiant Spirit looked where the lost, world should 
have been. Then there passed this scene before it. In the angels hands 
specks of light, specks of darkness, matter that did make the woilds, 

Now a speck of darkness in its-self was dead unlit: when came the light 
witnin it then were made the turning worlds. Dropped from out the hand 
of an angel one liny leaf from off the tree of lite, growing near the flow- 
ing river; quick the hand of an angel seized it floating on the rivers breast; 
touched the leaf a speck of darkness, quick there came a moving power 
appearing as if filled with life, a form of life, then the darkness when it 
quickened rose and lived a life of limit. Thus came evil, for the life tree 
i. ad given it a form of life: tied the angel horror stricken. Stood this aw = 
tul thing in air, feeling mat within aquickentng had come from an angel 
hand. This was evil thus created, in darkness quickened, but always it 
must di*olve and return again, having in it a limited principal of light de- 
stroying its- self until the light would spread and covering it over destroy 
its form of life. Now the Father bid the angel make a place deep down 
in 9pac-, where should jive this dark creation; for the l^af had not been 
eaten, thus the life was only given for a time limited to exist. Thus was 
evil brought to life, and the evil bad its kingdom : now the specks of dark- 
ness floated to him when they lost their light. "Let him live," said the 
wise Jehovah Gods, "and the darkness alt will come, then a flashing strik- 
ing burning, then all evil will be gone." Shouted then the host of heaven 
"'light then light will ru e all, all, no more specks of darkness, blackness, 
tor the flash will kill them all." "Enter now your place of living," said 
the great the Holv Voice, "keep within your kingdom.' Then this hideous 
thing of evd fled in depths i f darkness down, and his specks of darkness 



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with him from which all light had gone. Fell before the great Almighty 
the one whose band had caused this great creation. "Stand" the Father 
said in kindness, "Thus was made from out your hand, a quickening of an 
awful power. Now a world shall come over where this darkness no v has 
gone, then will be with wicked purpose spread bis life within this world 
then shall come his own destruction ; then from heaven must yon enter in a 
form that holds his life, I will place a race of beings in this world, holding 
in their form heaven and evil mixed, in that form shall you enter, knowing 
cot your heavenly home, always ever living there, until a fire strikes the 
world, there you shall live and fiyht theevil, fueling a 1 ! the love of heaven, 
feeling all the pains of evil; and your friends the holy angels watch shall 
keep wherever you go." Bowed the angel bending lowly at tbe great 
Almighty' s feet waiting for tbe great creation of the earth and heaven 
irn'x^d : soon susoended over where the place of darkness was came a world 
revolving, turning, filling in the note. Then the Spirit sano with gladness 
2nd ihe angels joined the song, making music sweetest musie, filling all 
created space. Soon from out tte depths of darkness, stole this hideous 
loathsome thing, thinking that the life within him, he would give to all 
this world, thus the life ol limit, given to him , erave this loathsome hideoui 
thing to all this world, and the ending, ending death. But with evil came 
a hissing, for it burst the outer shell, and within was a germ of life, 
given to renew its lite again, then as often as evil entered to destroy, 
sprang to life each hidden seed, and the great strife kept on growiug, al- 
ways ending with light and life : if the seed did not open to receive the evil 
iu. Audlhe human form received it, but hidden within it was a glorious 
light, that when evil destroyed its temple burst forth and sought the gold- 
en light. Enter now this place of darkness where was placed tbe life of 
limit: think you that the flies burning glow with heat like those of earth? 
fierce desires uncontroied keep the tires of hell a burning, standing over 
standing under poised iu space, darkness felt, presmug out from you tbe 
light. Nothing can conceive the horror of tbe pressure of the night, press- 
ing down wards, pressing do wu wards, like a hideous dream of night, pois- 
ed iu air, uncovered, without bottom, turning flying, where? starting from 
one common center, returning there, made this dark this dread creation 
io cover all that centered over. Swung where vap- rsfrom the dampness 
rose, floating over was the speck that made the world. Shapeless was 



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this hideous creature of darkness, for a form was not its own, fur the 
oreat Creator never g-ive the f> rm his nwn : a queer creation hoMii j lorm 
mat was as none. Eutei it W'> fJ ]d in tne n>rm ibat was (jTud-Jike, if the 
f'»rm would let it come hut a change comes over tbe features and the God- 
like look is gone. This in all a great deep horror, (orms thai in tbe 
darfcness come filling ail with dread, with horror, wishing that the light 
would come, fastening with ihe grip of ever on tbe fleshly eartbly form, 
holding till the dark corruption belie companion deatu snail come- 

Loathsome does the evil m^ke those wtio l-is po wer lets come within, can 
there come a worse description man corruption tills aii bell? lor Corrup- 
tion brings corruption spreading crawling over ail. Came tbe world this 
dark spot in it. tor tne leaf had quickening life. And ti is tree wa§ plant- 
e i where tbe gathering waters came: tnen Was formed tbe great quiver- 
ing burning as they came: then tu sbo* this hideous evil tbat its power 
«"h. tor a time, where corruption gathered came tbis quivering striking 
■ ■ -rd, and tbe earth around tbe ilte tree moved >n space, bearing mutter- 
iog^ from inn bunting of the filth of earth. Turued amauo this great 
mrorid in >vi'ig, sending forth its mournful note, saying as tbe angels neard 
it. " I am evil, full corrupted, tuus am I m space the lowest, standing over 
d^epe-t darsnes*, held by lignt from linking do wn , rises from me clouds 
o Trupted. floning upward-* into space, never can they reacn th> heavens, 
tuunler muiiers, lis htning flasnes, and refined they come oack to earth: 
but one great, one awful striking, tben the evil will be gone." Mournful 
music, mournful music, sing tbe tartb, and tne strain was tilled with sad- 
ne.s, grieving much. S »on a j ir wa«< felt tun shook it, and the sun shot 
out more rays, holding tight mis Vast creation in tbe realms of space. 

What w»8 tni^tms great commotion? and tne earth in silence st>od, for 
the host from out the heavens stood, tueir feet pressmg on tne earth, and 
tbe saining path of glory tilled tbe earth, for tbe angel with the holies 
stood in human form upon the earth. Earth now paw her great redemp* 
tion. R icked the hill-*, the mountains lettered, tires burst lrom out there 
b isom, burning ever consuming evil. Now tbe earth from mournful 
music rose triu mphant singing strain?. Soon tbe angels bent to JisteD 
shouting, "earth has 1-arued her strain, sweetest music making." 

Smiled the great Almighty, "she shall sing although corruption dots her 
fac-e, in her bosom I nave placed a life wh;ch rises when corruption Jalle 



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to earth. Now then stood the angel, from whose hand the evil quick- 
ened, standing walking now upon the eartn, knowing not thu> prUoned 
ho w or why it had come to earih, forgetting all in the mortal for the. earth 
had given it birth. There was plaoed within her a love for Jehovah Gods 
who reigns heavens immortal king, looking upward*, praying, hoping, 
that to the heavens holy home she would come at la*t, fighting always 
against the evil. Thus was made iu earth immortals, and she daikness 
knew it not. Looked Irom heaven the angels smiling on the one on earth, 
coining with their holy presence, touching, watching, her on earth. 

Silver, golden lights, in dreams and visions flashed upon her juaze, forms 
of beauty, heavenly singing came to earth. Soon came gradually dawn- 
ing to her, her heavenly birth, a glimmer of a little light entered her mind 
seeking to illuminate the darkness within : then in her hand a golden cord 
was placed, reaching to the heavens her home, and gently the cord was 
drawn shortening an she stepped along, an angel clasped tne cord around 
i i«* hand to lead her saiely on when her hand touches the angel's hand the 
golJen cord will be unloosed, and with her hand in the angels, she will 
enter her heavenly home. Earth rose higher, plunging drawing nearer to 
the star, covered with an iceburg, keeping evil in check, rose she higher 
higher, drawing near to the tree nf liie, leuing rise her dark damp vapors 
fixating off. Quivered all withiu her bosom for they felt the powirafar 
that Wis endlesw, never ceasing moving all things, lar beyond the thoughts 
of mortals. And an aug^l guarded, keeping always near the tree, bath- 
ing in the flowing singing river. Sought the life that earth held iu her 
to approach unto 'Ma stir, »ou the mighty sun with p>wer held in chicle 
the. plunging earth, Glorious, grand, a great creation is the world where 
mortals stand seeing not the hand that guides them. Thus the earth plung- 
ed on, ever turning keeping in her proper sphere, and holding evil in her 
bosom, and the race of mortals felt within their bodies bum wicked evil 
hideous evil. Standing near them, always with them the good angel stond, 
then if only they would listen, ris^ to w >ere stood the angel guarding soon 
they would, then the life immortal would enter in tbera, d welling always 
there, for immortals d well forever with the Jehovah (rod:*: now the host of 
holy angels gathered at the fathers voic-*, bending lotvly down before hiin. 
"Call," he said, the trumpet angel sounded l<>ud a note : darkness gathered 
spread mg over all tuo eartu, soon from out the gtthered darkness si. one 



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a clear and golden light. Nations gathered prostrate falling, worshiping 
the God of life, sweetest music was their voices rising high lo J^hovau 
Gods. Pleased the Almighty with their music pleased with ihe songs they 
sang, "I will enter," said tne Father, ''I will come and reign as king." 

Open! now tne vault of heaven come ye angels, with your kiug! then a 
Godlike form stood over, stood where Synay top was seen, anil again from 
out the mountain the thuuder's roar was heard: tne lightning's flash was 
seen. Awe struck stood the race of mortals, for again Gods reign had 
come, and a man earth bom, but an immortal heard tne voice of God, and 
in him entered the wisdom of the Gods, thus was he a son of God, subject 
fully to tne Father thus was he the will of God, bowing meekly down be- 
fore him, doing all his righteons will, ruling from the mouth of God, 
owuing only, only God: and the holy angels shouted. ''There is One, 
On«, only Jehovan Gods, but his Spirit can enter in a lorm of earth." 

Thus will come the Holy Anoiuted, dwelling on the earth, gathering 
God's wandering children, reigning kiug over ail the earth. 



Sunlit flashes, like a dream of beauty* 
Music, like the ending of a silver ringing bell. 
A long note, from the signal trumpet, 
A flash from the angels sword. 
Tnen, tne loud swelling of angry voices. 
A shaking , from the center to the ends of earth. 
A blackness, like the entrance to the death valley. 
A surging, like the waves, when a tempest sweeps the earth. 
Then a stillness, and again tne trumpets note. 
Then, the loud tramp of a marching host. 
Golden robed forms, and silver lights. 
Tne King, and his army sits triumphant. 
The sun, moon, and stars, unite to shed over him their glorious light. 
$ Hallelujah, Amen. $ 



